UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6913

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2018-6913

    Published: 14 Apr 2018Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2018-6913

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6913, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6913

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: perl

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4

    Affected versions

    5.14.2-21build1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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