CVE-2015-8608

critical

Description

The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.

References

https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-07

Updated: 2020-07-15

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical