CVE-2011-0761
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
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.
Find out more about CVE-2011-0761 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.
Statement
Red Hat does not consider this problem to be a security issue. Input passed to these functions should be under the full control of the script author, therefore no trust boundary is crossed.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 5 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | None |
| Integrity Impact | None |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Affected Packages State
| Platform | Package | State |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl | Not affected |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | perl | Not affected |
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