CVE-2010-4777

Description

The Perl_reg_numbered_buff_fetch function in Perl 5.10.0, 5.12.0, 5.14.0, and other versions, when running with debugging enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via crafted input that is not properly handled when using certain regular expressions, as demonstrated by causing SpamAssassin and OCSInventory to crash.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.85% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory opensuse.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2011-05/msg00005.html vendor advisory
https://listi.jpberlin.de/pipermail/postfixbuch-users/2011-February/055885.html mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=694166
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=628836
http://forums.ocsinventory-ng.org/viewtopic.php?id=7215
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=76538
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2011-05/msg00025.html vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-4777?
CVE-2010-4777 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2010-4777?
To fix CVE-2010-4777, 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-2010-4777 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2010-4777 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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