DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3962

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2005-3962

    Published: 1 Dec 2005Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2005-3962

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2005-3962

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.8.7-9

    Affected versions

    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