CVE-2015-8608

State: Published
Severity: Not scored
Published: Feb 7, 2017
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Reserved: Dec 17, 2015

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.

Scores

The record has no CVSS score.

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n/an/a	n/aAffected

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755

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