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Perl Convert::UUlib Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA15130
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Release Date:
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2005-04-27
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Last Update:
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2005-05-02
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Popularity:
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7,960 views
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Critical:
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Moderately critical
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Impact:
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System access
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Where:
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From remote
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Convert::UUlib 1.x (module for Perl)
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2005-1349
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Convert::UUlib module for Perl, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a vulnerable system.
The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in a certain read operation. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a specially crafted parameter in an application using the vulnerable library.
Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Solution:
Update to version 1.05 or later.
http://search.cpan.org/dist/Convert-UUlib/
Provided and/or discovered by:
The vendor credits Mark Martinec and Robert Lewis.
Changelog:
2005-05-02: Added CVE reference.
Original Advisory:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-26.xml
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