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CVE-2005-0156

Published: Feb 7, 2005Updated: Apr 16, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-Other
NVD MITRE
2.1CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 33.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Buffer overflow in the PerlIO implementation in Perl 5.8.0, when installed with setuid support (sperl), allows local users to execute arbitrary code by setting the PERLIO_DEBUG variable and executing a Perl script whose full pathname contains a long directory tree.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:NI:PA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:NConfidentiality
None
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Products

perllarry wall
Library
OSS Libraries / generic-library
propacksgiOperating Systems
aixibm
OS
Operating Systems / unix-bsd
enterprise linuxredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
enterprise linux desktopredhat
On-premOS
Operating Systems / linux-distro
larry wallindividual-devUSOSS Libraries
sgicommercialUSOperating Systemsaka sg i, s g i
ibmcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka international business machines
redhatcommercialUSOperating Systemsaka red hat
and 5 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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Official Patch Available

References

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
distro.conectiva.com.br
http://fedoranews.org/updates/FEDORA--.shtml
fedoranews.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110737149402683&w=2
marc.info
and 12 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Feb 7, 2005
Last Updated
Apr 16, 2026

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