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Status published
High
CVE-2004-2286
Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote...
Vulnerability Description
Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large multiplier, which may trigger a buffer overflow.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Low
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Affected Vendor
activestate
View all reports →Affected Software
activeperl, perl
Vulnerable Versions:
5.6.1, 5.6.1.630, 5.6.2, 5.6.3, 5.7.1, 5.7.2, 5.7.3, 5.8, 5.8.1, 5.8.3, 5.3, 5.4, 5.4.5, 5.5, 5.5.3, 5.6, 5.8.0
Timeline
Official Publish:
August 4th, 2005
Last Modified:
August 8th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.