CVE-2011-2728
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
Unavailable / Other
Publication date:
21/12/2012
Last modified:
11/04/2025
Description
The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
Impact
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.14.1 (including) | |
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.40:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.41:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.42:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.46:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
- http://secunia.com/advisories/46172
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/49858
- https://blogs.oracle.com/sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=742987



