[ GLSA 200805-17 ] Perl: Execution of arbitrary code
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 20:47:48 +0200
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster@gentoo.org.>
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Subject: [ GLSA 200805-17 ] Perl: Execution of arbitrary code
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200805-17
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: Perl: Execution of arbitrary code
Date: May 20, 2008
Bugs: #219203
ID: 200805-17
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Synopsis
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A double free vulnerability was discovered in Perl, possibly resulting
in the execution of arbitrary code and a Denial of Service.
Background
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Perl is a stable, cross platform programming language.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 dev-lang/perl < 5.8.8-r5 >=3D 5.8.8-r5
2 sys-devel/libperl < 5.8.8-r2 >=3D 5.8.8-r2
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2 affected packages on all of their supported architectures.
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Description
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Tavis Ormandy and Will Drewry of the Google Security Team have reported
a double free vulnerability when processing a crafted regular
expression containing UTF-8 characters.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly exploit this vulnerability to execute
arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Ddev-lang/perl-5.8.8-r5"
All libperl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=3Dsys-devel/libperl-5.8.8-r2"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2008-1927
http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=3DCVE-2008-1927
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200805-17.xml
Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
http://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
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Copyright 2008 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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