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oval:org.mitre.oval:def:8071
It has been discovered that the Perl interpreter may encounter a buffer overflow condition when compiling certain regular expressions containing Unicode characters. This also happens if the offending characters are contained in a variable reference protected by the \Q...\E quoting construct. When en ... oval:org.secpod.oval:def:301338 A double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 and earlier versions, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. The updated packages have been patched to prevent this. oval:org.secpod.oval:def:202671 Perl is a high-level programming language commonly used for system administration utilities and Web programming. A flaw was found in Perl's regular expression engine. A specially crafted regular expression with Unicode characters could trigger a buffer overflow, causing Perl to crash, or possibly ex ... |
