Perl up to 5.8.9 numeric error

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Perl up to 5.8.9. This impacts an unknown function. This manipulation causes numeric error. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2010-1158. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Perl up to 5.8.9 (Programming Language Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a numeric error vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-189. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:

Integer overflow in the regular expression engine in Perl 5.8.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) by matching a crafted regular expression against a long string.

The weakness was released 04/20/2010 as Bug 580605 as not defined bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at bugzilla.redhat.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2010-1158 since 03/29/2010. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 71119 (GLSA-201311-17 : Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Gentoo Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 121527 (Solaris Multiple Vulnerabilities in Perl 5.8).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (58045), Tenable (71119), Secunia (SA55314†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-43170†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-955, VDB-1089, VDB-1172 and VDB-1270. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Numeric error
CWE: CWE-189
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Physical: No
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 71119
Nessus Name: GLSA-201311-17 : Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities
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03/29/2010 🔍
04/08/2010 +10 days 🔍
04/20/2010 +12 days 🔍
04/20/2010 +0 days 🔍
10/16/2013 +1275 days 🔍
02/06/2014 +113 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +406 days 🔍
09/08/2021 +2365 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Bug 580605
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2010-1158 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-1158
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-52831
X-Force: 58045
Secunia: 55314 - Oracle Solaris Perl Multiple Vulnerabilities, Moderately Critical
Vulnerability Center: 43170 - Perl 5.8 Remote DoS Vulnerability due to Integer Overflow in Regular Expression Engine, Medium

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 12:22
Updated: 09/08/2021 08:49
Changes: 03/19/2015 12:22 (62), 05/20/2017 10:27 (4), 09/08/2021 08:49 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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