Vulnerability Description
A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Perl | Perl | >= 5.30.0, <= 5.38.0 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 39 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux | 8.0 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Aus | 9.4 |
| Redhat | Enterprise Linux Eus | 9.4 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746Mailing ListPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038Broken LinkThird Party Advisory
- https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746Mailing ListPatch
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/12c313ce49b36160a7ca2e9b07ad5bd92ee4a010
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/7047915eef37fccd93e7cd985c29fe6be54650b6
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/ff1f9f59360afeebd6f75ca1502f5c3ebf077da3
- https://github.com/aquasecurity/trivy/discussions/8400
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2023-47038?
CVE-2023-47038 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.0 (HIGH). A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap ...
How severe is CVE-2023-47038?
CVE-2023-47038 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.0/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2023-47038?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Perl Perl, Fedoraproject Fedora, Redhat Enterprise Linux, Redhat Enterprise Linux Aus, Redhat Enterprise Linux Eus.