CVE-2005-3962

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-3962
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-12-01 17:03:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionInteger overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.6 from [email protected]

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Perl Perl 5.8.6 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.9.2 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

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www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.trustix.org
www.osvdb.org/22255 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
404: Not Found af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.dyadsecurity.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IPCop update for perl - Secunia Advisories - Vulnerability Intelligence - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Sun Solaris update for Perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - HP Tru64 UNIX and HP Internet Express Perl Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
[FLSA-2006:176731] Updated perl packages fix security issue af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br
Secunia - Advisories - OpenBSD update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Debian update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
OpenPKG: Security Advisory [OpenPKG-SA-2005.025-perl] af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openpkg.org
Secunia - Advisories - Mandriva update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - SUSE update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 patches.sgi.com
APPLE-SA-2006-11-28 Security Update 2006-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 lists.apple.com
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-943-1 perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org
Perl Perl_sv_vcatpvfn Format String Integer Wrap Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Repository / Oval Repository af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 oval.cisecurity.org
www.osvdb.org/21345 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.osvdb.org
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Secunia - Advisories - Perl Explicit Format Parameter Index Integer Overflow Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
SecurityFocus af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
US-CERT Vulnerability Note VU#948385 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Mac OS X Security Update Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Fedora update for perl - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
'[Full-disclosure] Perl format string integer wrap vulnerability' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info
#102192: Integer Overflow Vulnerability in Perl May Lead to Application Crash or Code Execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 sunsolve.sun.com
About the security content of Security Update 2006-007 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 docs.info.apple.com
1. Overview: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 support.avaya.com
Secunia - Advisories - Red Hat update perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
Gentoo Linux Documentation -- Perl: Format string errors can lead to code execution af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.gentoo.org
Secunia - Advisories - SGI Advanced Linux Environment Multiple Updates af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/001_perl.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.openbsd.org
Secunia - Advisories - Gentoo update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/007_perl.patch af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ftp.openbsd.org
Secunia - Advisories - Trustix update for perl af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
US-CERT Technical Cyber Security Alert TA06-333A -- Apple Releases Security Update to Address Multiple Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Advisories - Mandriva Linux af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
Security Announcement af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.novell.com
USN-222-1: Perl vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 usn.ubuntu.com
OpenBSD 3.7 errata af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openbsd.org
Ubuntu update for perl - Advisories - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com Vendor Advisory
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.vupen.com
IPCop 1.4.21 released :: IPCop.org :: The bad packets stop here! af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ipcop.org
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