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.

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:

Solution / Fix

Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references for more information.

References

Perl Multiple NULL Pointer Dereference Denial Of Service Vulnerabilities

References:

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