CVE-2011-0761

N/A Unknown
Published: May 13, 2011 Modified: April 29, 2026
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Description

Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
Source: cret@cert.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
Source: cret@cert.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit
http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
Source: cret@cert.org
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355
Source: cret@cert.org
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

12 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.9%
95th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

perl