CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-8608
9.8 CRITICAL
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-07
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-125
Description
The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.
Affected configurations
• perl perl 5.22
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read weakness
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html www.oracle.com
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html www.oracle.com
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html www.oracle.com
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html www.oracle.com