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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-14393: Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux: CVE-2020-14393: Perl DBI: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P)
Published
09/13/2020
Created
09/15/2020
Added
09/14/2020
Modified
09/24/2020

Description

A buffer overflow was found in perl-DBI < 1.643 in DBI.xs. A local attacker who is able to supply a string longer than 300 characters could cause an out-of-bounds write, affecting the availability of the service or integrity of data.

Solution(s)

  • gentoo-linux-upgrade-dev-perl-dbi

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