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CVE-2005-0156

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local use

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.

LOW · CVSS 2.1 EPSS 0.00386
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules2 YARA rules0

Affected Products & Versions

9
larry wall perlall versions
sgi propackall versions
ibm aixall versions
redhat fedora coreall versions
suse linuxall versions

Public Exploits & PoCs

2

Sigma Hunt Rules

2
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighPotential Perl Reverse Shell Execution
productmediumPerl Inline Command Execution

Scoring & Timeline

2.1
LOW · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published to NVD07 Feb 2005 · 05:00 AM

Vendor Advisories

3
rhsaRHSA-2005:105Moderate
rhsaRHSA-2005:103Moderate
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