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Numeric Errors

CVE-2011-2939

Medium
5.1/10

Summary

Off-by-one error in the "decode_xs" function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode distribution before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a Denial of Service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.

  • HIGH
  • NETWORK
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL
  • PARTIAL

CWE-189 - Numeric Errors

Weaknesses in this category are related to improper calculation or conversion of numbers.

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Advisory Timeline

  • Published