CVE-2005-3962

Summary

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1074
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/948385
• http://www.osvdb.org/22255
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17941
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418333/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113342788118630&w=2
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2688
• http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/21345
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15629
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10598
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-943
• http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#perl
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17993
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-February/msg00008.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
• http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.025-perl.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0771
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20894
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/222-1/
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2613
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18413
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17762
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18187
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18295
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_71_perl.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18183
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-880.html
• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/001_perl.patch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102192-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17952
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:225
• http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/007_perl.patch
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-01.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17802
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_sr.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19041
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17844

References

• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1074
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/948385
• http://www.osvdb.org/22255
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17941
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418333/100/0/threaded
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded
• http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113342788118630&w=2
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2688
• http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html
• http://www.osvdb.org/21345
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15629
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10598
• http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-943
• http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#perl
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17993
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
• https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-February/msg00008.html
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
• http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.025-perl.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0771
• ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20894
• https://usn.ubuntu.com/222-1/
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2613
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18413
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17762
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18187
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18295
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_71_perl.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/18183
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-880.html
• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/001_perl.patch
• http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
• http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
• http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102192-1
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17952
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:225
• http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
• ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/007_perl.patch
• http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-01.xml
• http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17802
• http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_sr.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/19041
• http://secunia.com/advisories/17844

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