CVE-2005-0156 in Perl

Summary

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 01/27/2005
• Disclosure: 02/07/2005
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-1172 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• Exploit: Download
• CVSS: 6.3
• EPSS: 0.00386
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0156
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0156
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2005-0156/