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.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 7.5 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

V3 Legend

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

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

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2017-02-07 07:59

Updated : 2020-07-14 20:15

NVD link : CVE-2015-8608

Mitre link : CVE-2015-8608

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

Products Affected

perl

perl

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