CVE-2011-0761

perl: NULL pointer dereference via crafted SOCKET, DIRHANDLE or FILEHANDLE value

Published May 13, 2011 CVSS 2.0 · 5.0 Medium EPSS 8.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2011-0773 Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.04254}

epss

{'score': 0.03735}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.02968}

epss

{'score': 0.04254}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
certcc
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 10:05 PM
Reserved
Feb 3, 2011, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 13, 2011, 5:05 PM
Modified
Jun 16, 2026, 11:28 PM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 3, 2011, 12:00 AM