Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2012-01-13T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T23:15:31.951Z

Reserved: 2011-07-27T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-2939

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2012-01-13T18:55:02.987

Modified: 2023-02-13T04:32:37.033

Link: CVE-2011-2939

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2011-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-2939 - Bugzilla