Activestate Activeperl 5.6.1.629 HTTP Request Encoding perlis.dll memory corruption
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A vulnerability was found in Activestate Activeperl 5.6.1.629 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing in the library perlis.dll of the component HTTP Request Encoding Handler. The manipulation with the input value <filename>.pl
leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to exute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.
The bug was discovered 11/15/2001. The weakness was shared 11/15/2001 by NSFocus Security Team with NSFOCUS Security Team (Website). The advisory is available at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2001-0815. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details and also a public exploit are known.
A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10811 (ActivePerl perlIS.dll Remote Buffer Overflow), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.
Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7539) and Tenable (10811).
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Class: Memory corruptionCWE: CWE-119
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Nessus ID: 10811
Nessus Name: ActivePerl perlIS.dll Remote Buffer Overflow
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OpenVAS ID: 10811
OpenVAS Name: ActivePerl perlIS.dll Buffer Overflow
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Advisory: archives.neohapsis.comResearcher: NSFocus Security Team
Organization: NSFOCUS Security Team
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2001-0815 (🔍)
X-Force: 7539
Vulnerability Center: 352 - Buffer Overflow in ActivePerl perlIIS.dll Enables Arbitrary Code Execution, High
SecurityFocus: 3526 - ActivePerl perlIIS.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 678 - ActivePerl perlIS.dll Remote Filename Overflow
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
Entry
Created: 07/10/2014 17:10Updated: 05/06/2019 14:11
Changes: 07/10/2014 17:10 (79), 05/06/2019 14:11 (7)
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