CVE-2009-3626

Description

Perl 5.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a UTF-8 character with a large, invalid codepoint, which is not properly handled during a regular-expression match.

5.0

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 1.92% Top 20%

Vendor Advisory secunia.com Vendor Advisory vupen.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3023	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/8	mailing list
http://www.osvdb.org/59283	vdb entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53939	vdb entry
http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Attachment/617489/295383/
https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6225
http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69973
http://secunia.com/advisories/37144	third party advisory vendor advisory
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/0abd0d78a73da1c4d13b1c700526b7e5d03b32d4	patch
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36812	vdb entry
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023077	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2009-3626?: CVE-2009-3626 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2009-3626?: To fix CVE-2009-3626, 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-2009-3626 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2009-3626 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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