Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.812887
Category:	Buffer overflow
Title:	Perl Heap-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability - 02 (May 2018) - Windows
Summary:	Perl is prone to an heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Perl is prone to an heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: The flaw exists because Perl unable to sanitize against a crafted regular expression. Vulnerability Impact: Successful exploitation will allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system or cause the target system to crash. Affected Software/OS: Perl versions from 5.18 through 5.26 on Windows. Solution: Update to version 5.26.2 or later. Please see the references for more information. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-6797 https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=132227 Debian Security Information: DSA-4172 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4172 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201909-01 https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2018:1192 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1192 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040681 http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042004 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
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