CVE-2005-0156 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....
LowCVSS 2.1
EPSS 1.3%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
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.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.0 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.1 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.3 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.1 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.2 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.2.3 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.3 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.4 | No fix listed |
| larry wall perl | = 5.8.4.5 | No fix listed |
| sgi propack | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| ibm aix | = 5.2 | No fix listed |
| ibm aix | = 5.3 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat enterprise linux desktop | = 3.0 | No fix listed |
| redhat fedora core | = core_3.0 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 8.1 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 8.2 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 9.0 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 9.1 | No fix listed |
| suse linux | = 9.2 | No fix listed |
| trustix secure linux | = 1.5 | No fix listed |
| trustix secure linux | = 2.0 | No fix listed |
| trustix secure linux | = 2.1 | No fix listed |
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| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trustix secure linux | = 2.2 | No fix listed |
| ubuntu linux | = 4.1 | No fix listed |
| debian/perl(Debian:12) | < 5.8.4-6 | 5.8.4-6 |
| debian/perl(Debian:13) | < 5.8.4-6 | 5.8.4-6 |
| debian/perl(Debian:14) | < 5.8.4-6 | 5.8.4-6 |
References
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2005-0156 vendor-advisory
- CLSA-2006:1056 vendor-advisory
- FLSA-2006:152845 vendor-advisory
- 20050202 [USN-72-1] Perl vulnerabilities mailing-list
- 20050207 DMA[2005-0131b] - 'Setuid Perl PERLIO_DEBUG mailing-list
- 14120 third-party-advisory
- 55314 third-party-advisory
- www.digitalmunition.com
- GLSA-200502-13 exploit vendor-advisory
- MDKSA-2005:031 vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:103 patch vendor-advisory
- RHSA-2005:105 patch vendor-advisory
- 12426 patch vdb-entry vendor-advisory
- 2005-0003 patch vendor-advisory
- perl-perliodebug-bo(19208) vdb-entry
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10803 signature vdb-entry