fkie_cve-2008-1927
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2008-04-24 05:05
Modified
2025-04-09 00:30
Severity ?
Summary
Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE: this issue might only be present on certain operating systems.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454792
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://osvdb.org/44588
cve@mitre.orghttp://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=48156
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/29948
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30025
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30326
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/30624
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31208
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31328
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31467
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31604
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/31687
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33314
cve@mitre.orghttp://secunia.com/advisories/33937
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-317.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-361.htm
cve@mitre.orghttp://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1556
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-17.xml
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:100
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0522.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0532.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28928
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020253
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2265/references
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2424
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41996
cve@mitre.orghttps://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10579
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00601.html
cve@mitre.orghttps://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00607.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454792
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://osvdb.org/44588
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=48156
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/29948
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30025
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30326
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/30624
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31328
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31467
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31604
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://secunia.com/advisories/33937
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.apple.com/kb/HT3438
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-317.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-361.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://wiki.rpath.com/Advisories:rPSA-2009-0011
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2008/dsa-1556
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200805-17.xml
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2008:100
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0522.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2008-0532.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/500210/100/0/threaded
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28928
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020253
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-1
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-700-2
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0013.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2265/references
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2361
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2424
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/0422
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41996
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10579
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00601.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00607.html
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
perl perl 5.8.8



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      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00601.html"
    },
    {
      "source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
      "url": "https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2008-April/msg00607.html"
    }
  ],
  "sourceIdentifier": "cve@mitre.org",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-399"
        }
      ],
      "source": "nvd@nist.gov",
      "type": "Primary"
    }
  ]
}


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