Description
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 4.7/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/eca7d7c8f43d96f6277e86d1000e842eb4cc67ffPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/
- https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643-...Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4534-1/Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00012.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00013.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/eca7d7c8f43d96f6277e86d1000e842eb4cc67ffPatch, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/
- https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643-...Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4534-1/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Sep 17, 2020
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified