CVE Catalog

CVE-2004-0377

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for ActiveState's ActivePerl and Larry Wall's Perl before version 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.

Risk Assessment

Attackers can exploit this vulnerability to execute unauthorized commands, potentially leading to serious security breaches.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update ActivePerl and Perl to version 5.8.3 or later to mitigate the risk associated with this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS