Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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References | () http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod - | |
References | () http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860#patch5 - Exploit, Patch | |
References | () http://search.cpan.org/~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod#Encode_decode_xs_n-byte_heap-overflow_%28CVE-2011-2939%29 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/46172 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/46989 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 - | |
References | () http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 - | |
References | () http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2012:008 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8 - | |
References | () http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17 - Patch | |
References | () http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html - | |
References | () http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858 - | |
References | () http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 - | |
References | () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=731246 - Patch |
Information
Published : 2012-01-13 18:55
Updated : 2024-11-21 01:29
NVD link : CVE-2011-2939
Mitre link : CVE-2011-2939
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2011-2939
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Products Affected
perl
- perl
dan_kogai
- encode_module
CWE
CWE-189
Numeric Errors