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CVE-2005-3962

Published: Dec 01, 2005 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-3962
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/189.html

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
PerlPerl5.8.6 (including)5.8.6 (including)
PerlPerl5.9.2 (including)5.9.2 (including)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3RedHatperl-2:5.8.0-90.4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4RedHatperl-3:5.8.5-24.RHEL4*
PerlUbuntudapper*
PerlUbuntudevel*
PerlUbuntuedgy*
PerlUbuntufeisty*

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