Larry Wall Perl 5.3 suidperl memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Larry Wall Perl 5.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component suidperl. Such manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0034. Furthermore, there is an exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Larry Wall Perl 5.3 (Programming Language Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component suidperl. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was shared 05/29/1997 by Pavel Kankovsky (Website). The advisory is shared for download at exploit-db.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-1999-0034. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available.

The exploit is available at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (448), Exploit-DB (200), SecurityFocus (BID 708†), OSVDB (10870†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-553†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/17/1997 🔍
05/29/1997 +42 days 🔍
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12/29/2002 +2040 days 🔍
04/09/2004 +466 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +3722 days 🔍
04/16/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: exploit-db.com
Researcher: Pavel Kankovsky
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-1999-0034 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0034
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-13904
X-Force: 448
SecurityFocus: 708 - Multiple Vendor suidperl Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10870 - Perl suidperl Unspecified Local Overflow
Vulnerability Center: 553 - Multiple Vendor suidperl Overflow Vulnerability, Medium

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 06/18/2014 11:33
Updated: 04/16/2026 19:44
Changes: 06/18/2014 11:33 (63), 05/07/2019 11:53 (4), 06/29/2024 20:39 (16), 04/16/2026 19:44 (4)
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