POSIX::2008 Package up to 0.23 on Perl _execve50c buffer overflow

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A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in POSIX::2008 Package up to 0.23 on Perl. This affects the function _execve50c. Performing a manipulation results in buffer overflow. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-55564. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in POSIX::2008 Package up to 0.23 on Perl. It has been classified as critical. This affects the function _execve50c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a buffer overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-120. The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The POSIX::2008 package before 0.24 for Perl has a potential _execve50c env buffer overflow.

It is possible to read the advisory at metacpan.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-55564 since 12/09/2024. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

Upgrading to version 0.24 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-52811). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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• POSIX::2008 Package

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• 0.1
• 0.2
• 0.3
• 0.4
• 0.5
• 0.6
• 0.7
• 0.8
• 0.9
• 0.10
• 0.11
• 0.12
• 0.13
• 0.14
• 0.15
• 0.16
• 0.17
• 0.18
• 0.19
• 0.20
• 0.21
• 0.22
• 0.23

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