Ralf S. Engelschall ePerl 2.2.12/2.2.13 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Ralf S. Engelschall ePerl 2.2.12/2.2.13 and classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2001-0458. There is no available exploit. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Ralf S. Engelschall ePerl 2.2.12/2.2.13 (Programming Language Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input 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. The summary by CVE is:

Multiple buffer overflows in ePerl before 2.2.14-0.7 allow local and remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands.

The bug was discovered 03/07/2001. The weakness was presented 06/27/2001 (Website). The advisory is shared at debian.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2001-0458. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 14871 (Debian DSA-034-1 : ePerl - remote root exploit), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks and running in the context l.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (6198), Tenable (14871), SecurityFocus (BID 2464†), OSVDB (10381†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15188†). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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

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Nessus ID: 14871
Nessus Name: Debian DSA-034-1 : ePerl - remote root exploit
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OpenVAS ID: 53796
OpenVAS Name: Debian Security Advisory DSA 034-1 (ePerl)
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Recommended: Upgrade
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07/04/2014 +2601 days 🔍
07/19/2019 +1841 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: debian.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2001-0458 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2001-0458
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-16873
X-Force: 6198
SecurityFocus: 2464 - ePerl Remote Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: 10381 - ePerl - Remote Buffer Overflow Issue
Vulnerability Center: 15188 - ePerl <2.2.14 Multiple Buffer Overflow, High

Entryinfo

Created: 07/04/2014 17:15
Updated: 07/19/2019 16:09
Changes: 07/04/2014 17:15 (68), 07/19/2019 16:09 (5)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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