CVE-2005-0156

Public Exploit

Description

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.39%

Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory com.br Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=110779721503111&w=2	mailing list
http://www.digitalmunition.com/DMA%5B2005-0131b%5D.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/12426	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-105.html	patch vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/14120	third party advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0003/	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-103.html	patch vendor advisory
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10803	vdb entry signature
http://secunia.com/advisories/55314	third party advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737149402683&w=2	mailing list
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056	vendor advisory
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml	vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:031	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/19208	vdb entry
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200502-13.xml	vendor advisory exploit

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-0156?: CVE-2005-0156 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-0156?: To fix CVE-2005-0156, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2005-0156 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2005-0156 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.