CVE-2010-1158

Perl: Stack overflow by processing a certain regular expression

Published Apr 20, 2010 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 2.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
Integer overflow in the regular expression engine in Perl 5.8.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) by matching a crafted regular expression against a long string.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2010-1188 Integer overflow in the regular expression engine in Perl 5.8.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) by matching a crafted regular expression against a long string.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
redhat
Published
Updated
Aug 7, 2024, 1:14 AM
Reserved
Mar 29, 2010, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 20, 2010, 3:30 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:17 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
Apr 6, 2010, 12:00 AM