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Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade perl | Jul 30, 2024 | Feb 7, 2005 |
| Freebsd | — | Upgrade perl-threadedUpgrade perl | Dec 10, 2025 | Feb 2, 2005 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade dev-lang/perl. | Oct 30, 2017 | Feb 7, 2005 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade 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 11.1Upgrade runtime/perl-584 to version 5.8.4-0.175.1.11.0.3.2 on Solaris 11.1 | May 29, 2017 | Feb 7, 2005 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade perl-32bitUpgrade perl-x86Upgrade perlUpgrade perl-64bit | Dec 12, 2013 | Feb 7, 2005 |
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