Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.0 (including) | 5.10.0 (including) |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.0-rc1 (including) | 5.10.0-rc1 (including) |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.0-rc2 (including) | 5.10.0-rc2 (including) |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.1 (including) | 5.10.1 (including) |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.1-rc1 (including) | 5.10.1-rc1 (including) |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.1-rc2 (including) | 5.10.1-rc2 (including) |
| Perl | Ubuntu | dapper | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | hardy | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | lucid | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | maverick | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | natty | * |
| Perl | Ubuntu | upstream | * |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
- http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
- http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355