CVE-2005-3962

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 5
Modified
Published: 01 Dec 2005, 17:00
Last modified:07 Aug 2024, 23:31

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
low
19/100
CVSS Score
4.6 MEDIUM
v2.0 (nvd)
EPSS Score
0.89% LOW
1% probability 0.00%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

01 Dec 2005, 17:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
07 Aug 2024, 23:31
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

CVSS Metrics

  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 4.6AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.89%• Percentile: 76%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-189•Numeric Errors

    Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

Affected Systems

  • perl•perl

    5.8.6 | 5.9.2

References (52)