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CVE-2015-8608

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.

Published

2017-02-07T15:59:00.177

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	perl	perl	5.22	Yes

References

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html ([email protected])
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)