Executive Summary
| Summary | |
|---|---|
| Title | perl security update |
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RHSA-2005:880 | First vendor Publication | 2005-12-20 |
| Vendor | RedHat | Last vendor Modification | 2005-12-20 |
| Severity (Vendor) | Moderate | Revision | 01 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
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Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 4.6 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 6.4 | Attack Complexity | Low |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.9 | Authentication | None Required |
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Detail
| Problem Description: Updated Perl packages that fix security issues and bugs are now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4. This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red Hat Security Response Team. 2. Relevant releases/architectures: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64 3. Problem description: Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and Web programming. An integer overflow bug was found in Perl's format string processor. It is possible for an attacker to cause perl to crash or execute arbitrary code if the attacker is able to process a malicious format string. This issue is only exploitable through a script which passes arbitrary untrusted strings to the format string processor. The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures project assigned the name CVE-2005-3962 to this issue. Users of Perl are advised to upgrade to these updated packages, which contain backported patches to correct these issues as well as fixes for several bugs. 4. Solution: Before applying this update, make sure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. This update is available via Red Hat Network. To use Red Hat Network, launch the Red Hat Update Agent with the following command: up2date This will start an interactive process that will result in the appropriate RPMs being upgraded on your system. 5. Bug IDs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/): 170088 - bits/resource.ph has syntax errors 171111 - (libperl) could not run system-config-printer 172327 - getgrnam() crashes with "Out of memory" if /etc/group contains long lines 174683 - CVE-2005-3962 Perl integer overflow issue 175104 - MakeMaker::MM_Unix doesn't honor LD_RUN_PATH requirements 175129 - missing C standard headers |
Original Source
| Url : https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2005-880.html |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-189 | Numeric Errors (CWE/SANS Top 25) |
OVAL Definitions
| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10598 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10598 | ||
| Title: | Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications. | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-3962 | Version: | 5 |
| Platform(s): | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 CentOS Linux 3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 CentOS Linux 4 Oracle Linux 4 | Product(s): | |
| Definition Synopsis: | |||
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| Definition Id: oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1074 | |||
| Oval ID: | oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1074 | ||
| Title: | Perl Format String Integer Overflow Vulnerability | ||
| Description: | Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications. | ||
| Family: | unix | Class: | vulnerability |
| Reference(s): | CVE-2005-3962 | Version: | 1 |
| Platform(s): | Sun Solaris 10 | Product(s): | Perl |
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CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 2 |
OpenVAS Exploits
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2009-11-17 | Name : Mac OS X Version File : nvt/macosx_version.nasl |
| 2009-10-10 | Name : SLES9: Security update for perl File : nvt/sles9p5012473.nasl |
| 2008-09-24 | Name : Gentoo Security Advisory GLSA 200512-01 (Perl) File : nvt/glsa_200512_01.nasl |
| 2008-09-04 | Name : FreeBSD Ports: perl File : nvt/freebsd_perl1.nasl |
| 2008-01-17 | Name : Debian Security Advisory DSA 943-1 (perl) File : nvt/deb_943_1.nasl |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 22255 | OpenBSD Perl Interpreter sprintf Function Local Overflow A local overflow exists in Perl on OpenBSD. The interpreter can be used to cause a buffer overflow. No futher details have been provided. |
| 21345 | Perl Explicit Format Parameter Index Overflow Perl contains a flaw that when handling a format string containing an explicit format parameter index that exceeds INT_MAX which can result in an illegal memory access. With a specially crafted request, an attacker can cause the crash of a Perl application resulting in a loss of availability. |
Nessus® Vulnerability Scanner
| Date | Description |
|---|---|
| 2006-10-14 | Name : The remote Debian host is missing a security-related update. File : debian_DSA-943.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-05 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-880.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-07-03 | Name : The remote CentOS host is missing one or more security updates. File : centos_RHSA-2005-881.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-05-13 | Name : The remote FreeBSD host is missing one or more security-related updates. File : freebsd_pkg_bb33981a7ac611dabf7200123f589060.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-222-1.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-21 | Name : The remote Ubuntu host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : ubuntu_USN-222-2.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2006-01-15 | Name : The remote Mandrake Linux host is missing one or more security updates. File : mandrake_MDKSA-2005-225.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-30 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-880.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-30 | Name : The remote Red Hat host is missing one or more security updates. File : redhat-RHSA-2005-881.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-30 | Name : The remote host is missing a vendor-supplied security patch File : suse_SA_2005_071.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-15 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1144.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-15 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1145.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-08 | Name : The remote Gentoo host is missing one or more security-related patches. File : gentoo_GLSA-200512-01.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-07 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1113.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
| 2005-12-07 | Name : The remote Fedora Core host is missing a security update. File : fedora_2005-1116.nasl - Type : ACT_GATHER_INFO |
Alert History
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