Description
Integer overflow in the regular expression engine in Perl 5.8.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) by matching a crafted regular expression against a long string.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 5.0/10
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313565Exploit
- http://perldoc.perl.org/perl5100delta.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/08/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580605
- http://bugs.gentoo.org/show_bug.cgi?id=313565Exploit
- http://perldoc.perl.org/perl5100delta.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/08/9
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/3
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=580605
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 20, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified