7.5

CVE-2001-0815: activestate activeperl

CVSS: 7.5v2.0HighModified
Published 09-03-2002Last modified 08-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2001-0815 is a high (CVSS 7.5) vulnerability in activestate activeperl. EPSS estimates a 14.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 5 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
43/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
14.42%
0%100%
Medium · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits5reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 09-03-2002
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

14.42%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

97%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 14.42% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
14.42%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

5 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugs.activestate.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (securityfocus.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databaseremotelinuxVerified

    ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (1)

    Maturity: weaponized

Show all 5 exploits
  • exploit-databaseremotemultipleVerified

    ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (3)

    Maturity: weaponized

  • exploit-databaseremotewindowsVerified

    ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (2)

    Maturity: weaponized

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Activestate1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links