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High
CVE-2020-14393
A buffer overflow was found in perl-DBI < 1.643 in...
Vulnerability Description
A buffer overflow was found in perl-DBI < 1.643 in DBI.xs. A local attacker who is able to supply a string longer than 300 characters could cause an out-of-bounds write, affecting the availability of the service or integrity of data.
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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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1877409
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00067.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-09/msg00074.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.html
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
perl-dbi
Vulnerable Versions:
perl-DBI before version 1.643
Timeline
Official Publish:
September 16th, 2020
Last Modified:
August 4th, 2024
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H