Vulnerability Description
Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE: this issue might only be present on certain operating systems.
CVSS Score
MEDIUM
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Perl | Perl | 5.8.8 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=454792
- http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2009/Feb/msg00000.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2008-08/msg00006.html
- http://osvdb.org/44588
- http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=48156
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29948
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30025
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30326
- http://secunia.com/advisories/30624
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31328
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31467
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31604
- http://secunia.com/advisories/31687
- http://secunia.com/advisories/33314
FAQ
What is CVE-2008-1927?
CVE-2008-1927 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.0 (MEDIUM). Double free vulnerability in Perl 5.8.8 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption and crash) via a crafted regular expression containing UTF8 characters. NOTE...
How severe is CVE-2008-1927?
CVE-2008-1927 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2008-1927?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Perl Perl.