CVE-2011-0761
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CVE-2011-0761 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 8.88% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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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Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.0 |
| Perl | Perl | 5.10.1 |
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