VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2011-2728
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.
MEDIUM 4.3EPSS 1.39%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.39%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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 2.0
- 4.3 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.39% probability · 71th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- perl/perl
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46172Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46172Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.