REDHAT-BUG-547656: Medium severity perl 5.30.0 vulnerability

Published Dec 15, 2009

Updated

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

Affected Software

1 affected component

Perl Perl

Event History

Dec 15, 2009

Data Sourced

via Red Hat·10:42 AM

DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of REDHAT-BUG-547656?

REDHAT-BUG-547656 has a severity rating indicating a denial of service vulnerability that may lead to application crashes.

How do I fix REDHAT-BUG-547656?

To fix REDHAT-BUG-547656, upgrade your Perl version beyond 5.10.1 to eliminate the vulnerability.

Which software is affected by REDHAT-BUG-547656?

Perl 5.10.1 is the primary version affected by REDHAT-BUG-547656.

What type of attack does REDHAT-BUG-547656 involve?

REDHAT-BUG-547656 involves a denial of service attack via a specific UTF-8 character.

Can REDHAT-BUG-547656 lead to data loss?

While REDHAT-BUG-547656 mainly leads to application crashes, it may indirectly result in data loss if recovery measures are not in place.