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FreeBSD : perl -- regular expressions unicode data buffer overflow (5b47c279-8cb5-11dc-8878-0016179b2dd5)
high Nessus Plugin ID 27813
Synopsis
The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates.Description
Red Hat reports :A flaw was found in Perl's regular expression engine. Specially crafted input to a regular expression can cause Perl to improperly allocate memory, possibly resulting in arbitrary code running with the permissions of the user running Perl.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 27813
File Name: freebsd_pkg_5b47c2798cb511dc88780016179b2dd5.nasl
Version: 1.18
Type: local
Family: FreeBSD Local Security Checks
Published: 11/7/2007
Updated: 1/6/2021
Supported Sensors: Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 5.5
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:perl, p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:perl-threaded, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info
Patch Publication Date: 11/6/2007
Vulnerability Publication Date: 11/5/2007
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2007-5116