CVE-2018-6913
Published: 14 April 2018
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large item count.
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| ratliff | Fix developed by Tony Cook |
Priority
Status
| Package | Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
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perl Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian |
artful |
Released
(5.26.0-8ubuntu1.1)
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| trusty |
Released
(5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4)
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| upstream |
Needs triage
|
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| xenial |
Released
(5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3)
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Patches: upstream: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/a9d5c6e11891b48be06d4e06eeed18642bc98527 upstream: https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/0fcf83230df5f8c52602ae22fde57c7ea885534d |
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Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 9.8 |
| Attack vector | Network |
| Attack complexity | Low |
| Privileges required | None |
| User interaction | None |
| Scope | Unchanged |
| Confidentiality | High |
| Integrity impact | High |
| Availability impact | High |
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |