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LOW · 2.1

CVE-2004-2022

ActivePerl 5.8.x and others, and Larry Wall's Perl 5.6.1 and others, when running on Windows systems, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a lo...

Vulnerability Description

ActivePerl 5.8.x and others, and Larry Wall's Perl 5.6.1 and others, when running on Windows systems, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a long argument to the system command, which leads to a stack-based buffer overflow. NOTE: it is unclear whether this bug is in Perl or the OS API that is used by Perl.

CVSS Score

2.1

LOW

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
PARTIAL

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ActivestateActiveperl5.6.1

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2004-2022?

CVE-2004-2022 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 2.1 (LOW). ActivePerl 5.8.x and others, and Larry Wall's Perl 5.6.1 and others, when running on Windows systems, allows attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a lo...

How severe is CVE-2004-2022?

CVE-2004-2022 has been rated LOW with a CVSS base score of 2.1/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2004-2022?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Activestate Activeperl.