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NVD Vulnerability Details :

CVE-2015-8608

Deferred

Source-cve@mitre.org

Published At-07 Feb, 2017 | 15:59

Updated At-20 Apr, 2025 | 01:37

The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.

Date Added	Due Date	Vulnerability Name	Required Action
	N/A

Metrics

Type	Version	Base score	Base severity	Vector
Primary	3.0	9.8	CRITICAL	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary	2.0	7.5	HIGH	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CPE Matches

perl>>perl>>5.22

cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Weaknesses

CWE ID	Type	Source
CWE-125	Primary	nvd@nist.gov

References

Hyperlink	Source	Resource
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755	cve@mitre.org	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	cve@mitre.org	N/A
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A
https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html	af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	N/A

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