CVE-2004-0377

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Published Apr 6, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 10.0 Critical EPSS 6.8% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl::::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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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 Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 6.8% (6.766% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019794.html
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118694327979&w=2
http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552
http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=93&type=vulnerabilities
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722414
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15732

History

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Subscriptions

Activestate Activeperl

Larry Wall Perl

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Apr 6, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 12:17 AM
Reserved: Mar 31, 2004, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

Status: Modified
Published: May 4, 2004, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:05 PM

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