DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0156

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Published: 07 Feb 2005, 05:00
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:05

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Feb 2005, 05:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:05
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.

Affected Systems

  • debianperl

    < 5.8.4-6 | < 5.8.4-6 | < 5.8.4-6 | < 5.8.4-6

References (1)