Description
The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.
Published: 2017-02-07
Score: 0.0 Low
EPSS: 2.9% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8485 The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.688Z

Reserved: 2015-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8608

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Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.177

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8608

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8608 - Bugzilla

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