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CVE-2010-4777

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Published: Feb 10, 2014Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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4.3
Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Exploitability: 8.6 / Impact: 2.9
Source: NVD

Description

The Perl_reg_numbered_buff_fetch function in Perl 5.10.0, 5.12.0, 5.14.0, and other versions, when running with debugging enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via crafted input that is not properly handled when using certain regular expressions, as demonstrated by causing SpamAssassin and OCSInventory to crash.

Affected (3)

Products: Perl: Perl
Perl
1 product
Perl
Configuration A
3 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Perl
Perl
Version 5.10
Perl
Version 5.12.0
Perl
Version 5.14.0

Related CWEs

CWE-20
Improper Input Validation
The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

References (14)

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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
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Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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