CVE-2018-6913
Public on 2018-04-17
Modified on 2023-03-20
Description
It was found that the pack() function in the 32-bit version of the perl interpreter was vulnerable to heap buffer overflow via the packing template. An attacker, able to provide a specially crafted template, could use this flaw to crash the interpreter.
Severity
Critical
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | perl | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | perl | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | perl | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | CVSSv2 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| NVD | CVSSv3 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |