CVE-2011-2728: perl
CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
AliasesDEBIAN-CVE-2011-2728
Published 21-12-2012Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2011-2728 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in perl. EPSS estimates a 1.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)EPSS score
1.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 21-12-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
1.39%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
72%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.39% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score1.39%
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
Debian1 product
- perl< 5.14.2-1
Perl1 product
- perl≤ 5.14.1 | 1.00 | 1.01 | 1.20 | 1.21 | 1.22 | 1.31 | 1.32 | 1.40 | 1.41 | 1.42 | 1.43 | 1.44 | 1.45 | 1.46 | 1.47 | 1.48 | 1.49 | 2.0.0 | 2.1.0 | 2.1.1 | 2.1.2 | 2.1.3 | 2.2.0 | 2.2.1 | 2.2.2 | 2.3.0 | 2.4.0 | 2.5.0 | 2.5.1 | 2.6.0 | 2.6.1 | 2.6.2 | 2.6.3 | 2.6.4 | 2.6.5 | 2.6.6 | 2.7.0 | 2.7.1 | 2.7.2 | 2.8.0 | 2.8.1 | 2.8.2 | 2.8.3 | 2.8.4 | 2.8.5 | 2.8.6 | 2.8.7 | 2.8.8 | 2.9.0 | 2.9.1 | 2.9.2 | 2.10.0 | 2.10.1 | 2.10.2 | 2.10.3 | 2.10.4 | 2.10.5 | 2.10.6 | 2.10.7 | 2.11.0 | 2.11.1 | 2.11.2 | 2.11.3 | 2.11.4 | 2.11.5 | 2.11.6 | 2.11.7 | 2.11.8 | 2.12.0 | 2.13.0 | 2.14.0 | 2.14.1 | 2.15.0 | 2.15.1 | 2.16.0 | 2.16.1 | 2.17.0 | 2.17.1 | 2.17.2 | 2.18.0 | 2.18.1 | 5.6.0 | 5.6.1 | 5.8.0 | 5.8.1 | 5.8.2 | 5.8.3 | 5.8.4 | 5.8.5 | 5.8.6 | 5.8.7 | 5.8.8 | 5.8.9 | 5.8.10 | 5.9.2 | 5.10 | 5.10.0 | 5.10.0:rc1 | 5.10.0:rc2 | 5.10.1 | 5.10.1:rc1 | 5.10.1:rc2 | 5.11.0 | 5.11.1 | 5.11.2 | 5.11.3 | 5.11.4 | 5.11.5 | 5.12.0 | 5.12.0:rc0 | 5.12.0:rc1 | 5.12.0:rc2 | 5.12.0:rc3 | 5.12.0:rc4 | 5.12.0:rc5 | 5.12.1 | 5.12.1:rc1 | 5.12.1:rc2 | 5.12.2 | 5.12.2:rc1 | 5.12.3 | 5.12.3:rc1 | 5.12.3:rc2 | 5.12.3:rc3 | 5.13.0 | 5.13.1 | 5.13.2 | 5.13.3 | 5.13.4 | 5.13.5 | 5.13.6 | 5.13.7 | 5.13.8 | 5.13.9 | 5.13.10 | 5.13.11 | 5.14.0 | 5.14.0:rc1 | 5.14.0:rc2 | 5.14.0:rc3
2 vendors · 2 products
References
8 links- cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.podX Refsource CONFIRM
- blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1X Refsource CONFIRM
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.htmlVendor AdvisoryX Refsource FEDORA
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987X Refsource CONFIRM