Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
BID:47766
Info
Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
| Bugtraq ID: | 47766 |
| Class: | Failure to Handle Exceptional Conditions |
| CVE: |
CVE-2011-0761 |
| Remote: | Yes |
| Local: | No |
| Published: | May 03 2011 12:00AM |
| Updated: | Dec 02 2013 12:37AM |
| Credit: | Jonathan Brossard from Toucan System. |
| Vulnerable: |
Perl.org Perl 5.10.1 Perl.org Perl 5.10 |
| Not Vulnerable: |
Perl.org Perl 5.12 |
Discussion
Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Perl is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities caused by a NULL-pointer dereference.
An attacker can exploit these issues to cause an affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.
Perl versions 5.10.x are vulnerable.
Perl is prone to multiple denial-of-service vulnerabilities caused by a NULL-pointer dereference.
An attacker can exploit these issues to cause an affected application to crash, denying service to legitimate users.
Perl versions 5.10.x are vulnerable.
Exploit / POC
Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.
The following exploit is available:
An attacker can use readily available tools to exploit this issue.
The following exploit is available:
Solution / Fix
Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.
References
Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities
References:
References:
- Perl Homepage (Perl.org)
- Toucan Security Advisory (Toucan System)