The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80."
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Advisories
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EUVD |
EUVD-2015-8718 | The (1) S_reghop3, (2) S_reghop4, and (3) S_reghopmaybe3 functions in regexec.c in Perl before 5.24.0 allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via crafted utf-8 data, as demonstrated by "a\x80." |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3625-1 | Perl vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3625-2 | Perl vulnerabilities |
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Solution
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: debian
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T08:29:22.074Z
Reserved: 2016-04-20T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2015-8853
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2016-05-25T15:59:01.473
Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837
Link: CVE-2015-8853
OpenCVE Enrichment
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EUVD
Ubuntu USN