CVE-2005-3962

Description

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

Category

4.6
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.82% Top 30%
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References

Link Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750 vdb entry
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1074 vdb entry signature
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/948385 third party advisory us government resource
http://www.osvdb.org/22255 vdb entry
http://secunia.com/advisories/17941 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418333/100/0/threaded mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded vendor advisory
http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113342788118630&w=2 mailing list
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2688 vdb entry
http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html patch vendor advisory
http://www.osvdb.org/21345 vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15629 vdb entry
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html vendor advisory
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10598 vdb entry signature
http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-943 vendor advisory
http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#perl vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17993 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18075 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-February/msg00008.html vendor advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056 vendor advisory
http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.025-perl.html vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0771 vdb entry
ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/20894 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/222-1/ vendor advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2613 vdb entry vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18413 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23155 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17762 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18187 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18517 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18295 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_71_perl.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/18183 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-880.html vendor advisory
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/001_perl.patch
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html vendor advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html third party advisory us government resource
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102192-1 vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17952 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:225 vendor advisory
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/007_perl.patch
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-01.xml vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/31208 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17802 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_sr.html vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/19041 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/17844 third party advisory vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2005-3962?
CVE-2005-3962 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2005-3962?
To fix CVE-2005-3962, 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-2005-3962 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2005-3962 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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