CVE-2011-2728
The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:
The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
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Statement
Red Hat does not consider this flaw to be a security issue. The flags argument passed to the bsd_glob() function is solely under the control of the script author.
CVSS v2 metrics
NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.
| Base Score | 4.3 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| Access Vector | Network |
| Access Complexity | Medium |
| 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 6 | perl | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl | Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | perl | Will not fix |
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