CVE-2005-0156
Description
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.
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CVSS Vector Breakdown
Exploitability
AV:LAccess VectorLocal
AC:LAccess ComplexityLow
Au:NAuthenticationNone
Impact
C:NConfidentialityNone
I:PIntegrityPartial
A:NAvailabilityNone
Weaknesses
Affected Products
redhat
commercial·USaka red hat
larry wall
individual-dev·US
sgi
commercial·USaka sg i, s g i
ibm
commercial·USaka international business machines
suse
commercial·DE
trustix
oss-project
and 3 more affected products View all →
Exploitability
1 exploit source identified
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View exploit details Official Patch Available
References
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
fedoranews.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737149402683&w=2
marc.info
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