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CVE-2011-0761
Published: May 13, 2011
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
x_refsource_MISC
8248
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SREASON
1025507
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
perl-functions-dos(67355)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
47766
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
20110509 TSSA-2011-03 - Perl : multiple functions null pointer dereference uppon parameters injection
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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