CVE-2009-3626: Medium severity perl 5.30.0 vulnerability
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures assigned an identifier CVE-2009-3626 to the following vulnerability:
Perl 5.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a UTF-8 character with a large, invalid codepoint, which is not properly handled during a regular-expression match.
References: http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69973 https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/showbug.cgi?id=6225 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/8 http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/0abd0d78a73da1c4d13b1c700526b7e5d03b32d4
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2009-3626?
CVE-2009-3626 is classified as a denial of service vulnerability that can crash the application.
How do I fix CVE-2009-3626?
To fix CVE-2009-3626, upgrade to a version of Perl that is greater than 5.10.1 where this vulnerability has been addressed.
What software is affected by CVE-2009-3626?
CVE-2009-3626 specifically affects Perl version 5.10.1.
What type of attack is possible with CVE-2009-3626?
CVE-2009-3626 allows context-dependent attackers to exploit an invalid UTF-8 codepoint to crash the application during regular-expression matching.
Can CVE-2009-3626 be exploited remotely?
Yes, CVE-2009-3626 can potentially be exploited remotely if valid input is provided to the vulnerable Perl application.