CPANSA-Encode-2011-2939: Encode vulnerability
| Publisher | giterlizzi | Document category | csaf_security_advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Initial release date | 2012-01-13T00:00:00 | Engine | CSAF Perl Toolkit 0.25 |
| Current release date | 2012-01-13T00:00:00 | Build Date | |
| Current version | 1 | Status | final |
| CVSS v3.1 Base Score | Severity | ||
| Original language | Language | en | |
| Also referred to | |||
Vulnerability Description
Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Vulnerabilities
CVE-2011-2939
Vulnerability DescriptionOff-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
| Weakness | CWE-189 : Numeric Errors |
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Product status
Known affected
| Product | Score | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Encode less than 2.44 |
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Fixed
- Encode greater than or equal 2.44
giterlizzi
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References
- CPANSA-Encode-2011-2939 JSON self
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/giterlizzi/perl-CPANSA-CSAF/develop/csaf/white/2012/cpansa-encode-2011-2939.json - http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860#patch5 external
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860#patch5 - https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731246 external
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731246 - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17 external
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17 - http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html external
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html - http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8 external
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8 - http://secunia.com/advisories/46989 external
http://secunia.com/advisories/46989 - http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008 external
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008 - http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 external
http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 - http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 external
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 - http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858 external
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858 - http://secunia.com/advisories/46172 external
http://secunia.com/advisories/46172 - http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod external
http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod - http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 external
http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 - http://search.cpan.org/~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod#Encode_decode_xs_n-byte_heap-overflow_(CVE-2011-2939) external
http://search.cpan.org/~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod#Encode_decode_xs_n-byte_heap-overflow_(CVE-2011-2939) - CVE-2011-2939 (NVD) external
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-2939
Revision history
| Version | Date of the revision | Summary of the revision |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fri Jan 13 00:00:00 2012 | First release |
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