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    CVE-2018-6913

    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.

    Published:Apr 14, 2018
    Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
    EPS:Apr 17, 2018
    EPSS Score:0.05812
    CVSS Score:9.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    CAPEC-92 Forced Integer Overflow

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    References

    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103953
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040681
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00009.html
    https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131844
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-01
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4172
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103953
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040681
    https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00009.html
    https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131844
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-01
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
    https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4172
    https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High