CVE-2001-0815

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Published Mar 9, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 14.4% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

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Exploit prediction score: 14.4% (14.423% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539

History

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Subscriptions

Activestate Activeperl

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Mar 9, 2002, 5:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:37 AM
Reserved: Nov 13, 2001, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Dec 6, 2001, 5:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:55 PM

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