CVE-2004-0377: larry_wall perl
CVSS: 10.0v2.0HighModified
AliasesopenSUSE-SU-2025:15377-1
Published 06-04-2004Last modified 08-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2004-0377 is a high (CVSS 10.0) vulnerability in larry_wall perl. EPSS estimates a 6.77% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
10.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
6.77%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-04-2004PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionHigh 10.0Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
6.77%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.77% on 20-09-2026
20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score6.77%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Larry_wall1 product
- perl≤ 5.8.3
Opensuse1 product
- grype-db&distro=openSUSE Tumbleweed< 0.35.0-1.1
2 vendors · 2 products
References
7 links- public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019794.htmlMailing ListX Refsource FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory