Gentoo: GLSA-201507-11: Perl: Denial of Service
Summary
S_regmatch() function lacks proper checks before passing arguments to atoi()
Resolution
All Perl users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=dev-lang/perl-5.20.1-r4"
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2013-7422 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-7422
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-11
Concerns
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Synopsis
A vulnerability in Perl allows a remote attacker to cause Denial of Service.
Background
Perl is a highly capable, feature-rich programming language.
Affected Packages
------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 dev-lang/perl < 5.20.1-r4 >= 5.20.1-r4
Impact
===== A remote attacker could send a specially crafted input, possibly resulting in a Denial of Service condition.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.