DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777

    Published: 10 Feb 2014Last Modified: 4 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2010-4777

    Summary:

    Details: The Perl_reg_numbered_buff_fetch function in Perl 5.10.0, 5.12.0, 5.14.0, and other versions, when running with debugging enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via crafted input that is not properly handled when using certain regular expressions, as demonstrated by causing SpamAssassin and OCSInventory to crash.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4777

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

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

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.20.1-1

    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
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