CVE-2005-3962 - CVE House
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Status published Medium CVE-2005-3962

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl...

Vulnerability Description

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

perl
Vulnerable Versions:
5.8.6, 5.9.2

Timeline

Official Publish: December 1st, 2005
Last Modified: August 7th, 2024
Added to House: July 18th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

Weaknesses (CWE)

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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

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