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CVE-2015-8608
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-07T15:59:00.177 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:34:50.780

Summary

The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.

Affected products

perl — perl

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References

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