CVE-2011-2939

Summary

CVECVE-2011-2939
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerredhat
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-01-13 18:55:02 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionOff-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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 5.1 from [email protected]

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

Problem Types: CWE-189 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
High
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.93 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.94 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.95 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.96 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.97 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.98 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 0.99 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.00 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.01 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.10 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.11 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.20 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.21 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.25 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.26 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.28 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.30 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.31 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.32 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.33 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.34 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.40 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.41 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.42 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.50 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.51 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.52 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.53 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.54 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.55 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.56 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.57 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.58 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.59 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.60 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.61 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.62 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.63 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.64 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.65 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.66 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.67 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.68 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.69 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.70 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.71 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.72 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.73 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.74 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.75 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.76 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.77 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.78 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.79 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.80 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.81 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.82 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.83 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.84 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.85 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.86 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.87 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.88 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.89 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.90 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.91 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.92 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.93 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.94 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.95 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.96 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.97 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.98 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 1.99 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.0 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.01 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.02 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.03 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.04 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.05 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.06 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.07 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.08 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.09 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.10 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.11 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.12 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.13 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.14 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.15 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.16 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.17 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.18 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.19 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.20 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.21 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.22 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.23 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.24 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.25 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.26 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.27 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.28 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.29 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.30 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.31 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.32 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.33 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.34 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.35 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.36 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.37 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.38 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.39 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.40 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.41 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module 2.42 All All All
Application Dan Kogai Encode Module All All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.0 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.0 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.1 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.10.1 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.2 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.3 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.4 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.11.5 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc0 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc3 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc4 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.0 rc5 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.1 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.1 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.2 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.2 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.3 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.3 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.3 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.12.3 rc3 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.10 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.11 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.2 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.3 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.4 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.5 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.6 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.7 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.8 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.13.9 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.14.0 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.14.0 rc1 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.14.0 rc2 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.14.0 rc3 All All
Application Perl Perl 5.14.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.1 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.10 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.2 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.3 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.4 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.5 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.6 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.7 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.8 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.8.9 All All All
Application Perl Perl 5.9.2 All All All
Application Perl Perl All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

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

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2012:008 | Mandriva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.mandriva.com
cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 cpansearch.perl.org
Perl 'decode_xs()' and 'File::Glob::bsd_glob()' Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com
Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com
Security Alerts - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
About Secunia Research | Flexera af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
Perl "decode_xs()" and "File::Glob::bsd_glob()" Vulnerabilities - Secunia.com af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
oss-security - CVE request: heap overflow in perl while decoding Unicode string af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com
oss-security - Re: CVE request: heap overflow in perl while decoding Unicode string af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.openwall.com Patch
USN-1643-1: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ubuntu.com
perldelta - search.cpan.org af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 search.cpan.org
perl5.git.perl.org Git - perl.git/commitdiff af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 perl5.git.perl.org Exploit, Patch
Bug 731246 – CVE-2011-2939 Perl decode_xs heap-based buffer overflow af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 bugzilla.redhat.com Patch
Security Advisory SA55314 - Oracle Solaris Perl Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 secunia.com
perldelta - search.cpan.org MITRE search.cpan.org
Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE-2011-2939 - Red Hat Customer Portal MITRE access.redhat.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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