Vulnerability CVE-2015-8608
Published: 2017-02-07

Description:
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.

See advisories in our WLB2 database:
Topic
Author
Date
High
Perl 5.22 VDir::MapPathA/W Out-Of-Bounds Reads / Buffer Over-Reads
John Leitch, Bry...
12.04.2016

Type:

CWE-119

 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer)

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
7.5/10
6.4/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
Partial
Partial
Affected software
PERL -> PERL 

 References:
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755
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