Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade perl | Aug 30, 2017 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade perlUpgrade libencode-perl | Jul 30, 2024 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade perl-core/Locale-Maketext.Upgrade dev-lang/perl. | Oct 30, 2017 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade runtime/perl-584 to version 5.8.4-0.175.1.11.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1Upgrade consolidation/osnet/osnet-incorporation to version 0.5.11-0.175.2.0.0.42.2 on Solaris 11.2Upgrade runtime/perl-584/extra to version 5.8.4-0.175.1.11.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade perl-ExtUtils-ParseXSUpgrade perl-Archive-TarUpgrade perl-Module-PluggableUpgrade perl-Pod-SimpleUpgrade perl-Test-SimpleUpgrade perl-Log-MessageUpgrade perl-ExtUtils-MakeMakerUpgrade perl-Params-CheckUpgrade perl-ExtUtils-CBuilderUpgrade perl-parentUpgrade perl-Time-PieceUpgrade perlUpgrade perl-Package-ConstantsUpgrade perl-CGIUpgrade perl-Log-Message-SimpleUpgrade perl-Compress-Raw-ZlibUpgrade perl-IPC-CmdUpgrade perl-Digest-SHAUpgrade perl-ExtUtils-EmbedUpgrade perl-Locale-Maketext-SimpleUpgrade perl-coreUpgrade perl-Term-UIUpgrade perl-Object-AccessorUpgrade perl-Time-HiResUpgrade perl-develUpgrade perl-Module-LoadedUpgrade perl-Archive-ExtractUpgrade perl-IO-ZlibUpgrade perl-Test-HarnessUpgrade perl-libsUpgrade perl-Compress-ZlibUpgrade perl-Parse-CPAN-MetaUpgrade perl-IO-Compress-BaseUpgrade perl-CPANPLUSUpgrade perl-IO-Compress-ZlibUpgrade perl-versionUpgrade perl-suidperlUpgrade perl-CPANUpgrade perl-Module-CoreListUpgrade perl-Module-BuildUpgrade perl-Module-Load-ConditionalUpgrade perl-Module-LoadUpgrade perl-Pod-EscapesUpgrade perl-File-Fetch | Oct 16, 2024 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 9, 2011 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade perl-base-32bitUpgrade perlUpgrade perl-baseUpgrade icedtea-web-javadocUpgrade perl-docUpgrade icedtea-webUpgrade perl-32bit | Dec 12, 2013 | Jan 13, 2012 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade perl | Nov 8, 2024 | Jan 13, 2012 |
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