Perl Memory Error in 'File::Glob::bsd_glob()' May Let Remote Users Deny Service or Execute Arbitrary Code
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1027082 |
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SecurityTracker URL: http://securitytracker.com/id/1027082
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2011-2728
(Links to External Site)
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Date: May 22 2012
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Impact:
Denial of service via network, Execution of arbitrary code via network, User access via network
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Version(s): prior to 5.16.0
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Perl. A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service conditions on the target system.
On applications that call the 'File::Glob::bsd_glob()' function and accept user-supplied flags, a user can provide the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag to trigger a memory error and potentially execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.
The specific impact depends on the application.
Clement Lecigne reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A remote user may be able to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash on the target system.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a fix (5.16.0).
The vendor's advisory is available at:
http://search.cpan.org/~rjbs/perl-5.16.0/pod/perldelta.pod#Security
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Vendor URL: perl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS:
Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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Message History:
None.
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