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Vulnerability Details : CVE-2005-3962

Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.
Publish Date : 2005-12-01 Last Update Date : 2018-10-19

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- CVSS Scores & Vulnerability Types

CVSS Score	4.6
Confidentiality Impact	Partial (There is considerable informational disclosure.)
Integrity Impact	Partial (Modification of some system files or information is possible, but the attacker does not have control over what can be modified, or the scope of what the attacker can affect is limited.)
Availability Impact	Partial (There is reduced performance or interruptions in resource availability.)
Access Complexity	Low (Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. Very little knowledge or skill is required to exploit. )
Authentication	Not required (Authentication is not required to exploit the vulnerability.)
Gained Access	None
Vulnerability Type(s)	Execute CodeOverflow
CWE ID	189

- Additional Vendor Supplied Data

Vendor	Impact	CVSS Score	CVSS Vector	Report Date	Publish Date
Redhat	moderate			2005-12-01	2005-12-01

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- Related OVAL Definitions

Title	Definition Id	Class	Family
CVE-2005-3962	oval:org.opensuse.security:def:20053962		unix
Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to ...	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10598		unix
Perl Format String Integer Overflow Vulnerability	oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1074		unix
RHSA-2005:880: perl security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:2005880		unix
RHSA-2005:880: perl security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050880		unix
RHSA-2005:881: perl security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:20050881		unix
RHSA-2005:881: perl security update (Moderate)	oval:com.redhat.rhsa:def:2005881		unix

OVAL (Open Vulnerability and Assessment Language) definitions define exactly what should be done to verify a vulnerability or a missing patch. Check out the OVAL definitions if you want to learn what you should do to verify a vulnerability.

- Products Affected By CVE-2005-3962

#	Product Type	Vendor	Product	Version	Update	Edition	Language
1	Application	Perl	Perl	5.8.6	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities
2	Application	Perl	Perl	5.9.2	*	*	*	Version Details Vulnerabilities

- Number Of Affected Versions By Product

Vendor	Product	Vulnerable Versions
Perl	Perl	2

- References For CVE-2005-3962

http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA06-333A.html
CERT TA06-333A

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2006/Nov/msg00001.html
APPLE APPLE-SA-2006-11-28

http://secunia.com/advisories/20894
SECUNIA 20894

http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 CONFIRM

http://www.debian.org/security/2006/dsa-943
DEBIAN DSA-943

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_29_sr.html
SUSE SUSE-SR:2005:029

http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/18413
SECUNIA 18413

http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=001056
CONECTIVA CLSA-2006:1056

http://www.trustix.org/errata/2005/0070
TRUSTIX TSLSA-2005-0070

http://secunia.com/advisories/17941
SECUNIA 17941

http://secunia.com/advisories/17952
SECUNIA 17952

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-880.html
REDHAT RHSA-2005:880

http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2005_71_perl.html
SUSE SUSE-SA:2005:071

http://secunia.com/advisories/18183
SECUNIA 18183

http://secunia.com/advisories/18187
SECUNIA 18187

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-881.html
REDHAT RHSA-2005:881

http://secunia.com/advisories/18075
SECUNIA 18075

http://www.openbsd.org/errata37.html#perl
OPENBSD [3.7] 20060105 007: SECURITY FIX: January 5, 2006

http://secunia.com/advisories/18295
SECUNIA 18295

ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.8/common/001_perl.patch CONFIRM

http://www.osvdb.org/21345
OSVDB 21345

http://www.osvdb.org/22255
OSVDB 22255

ftp://patches.sgi.com/support/free/security/advisories/20060101-01-U
SGI 20060101-01-U

http://secunia.com/advisories/18517
SECUNIA 18517

http://secunia.com/advisories/17993
SECUNIA 17993

https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-legacy-announce/2006-February/msg00008.html
FEDORA FLSA-2006:176731

http://secunia.com/advisories/19041
SECUNIA 19041

http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-102192-1
SUNALERT 102192

http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/948385
CERT-VN VU#948385

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/15629
BID 15629 Perl Perl_sv_vcatpvfn Format String Integer Wrap Vulnerability Release Date:2008-07-24

http://secunia.com/advisories/17802
SECUNIA 17802

http://secunia.com/advisories/17844
SECUNIA 17844

http://secunia.com/advisories/17762
SECUNIA 17762

http://www.openpkg.org/security/OpenPKG-SA-2005.025-perl.html
OPENPKG OpenPKG-SA-2005.025

http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200512-01.xml
GENTOO GLSA-200512-01

http://secunia.com/advisories/23155
SECUNIA 23155

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2005:225
MANDRAKE MDKSA-2005:225

http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 CONFIRM

http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
SECUNIA 31208

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2613
VUPEN ADV-2006-2613

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/0771
VUPEN ADV-2006-0771

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4750
VUPEN ADV-2006-4750

ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/3.7/common/007_perl.patch CONFIRM

http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2005/2688
VUPEN ADV-2005-2688

http://marc.info/?l=full-disclosure&m=113342788118630&w=2
FULLDISC 20051201 Perl format string integer wrap vulnerability

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A1074
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1074

https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10598
OVAL oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10598

https://usn.ubuntu.com/222-1/
UBUNTU USN-222-1

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/438726/100/0/threaded
HP HPSBTU02125

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/418333/100/0/threaded
BUGTRAQ 20051201 Perl format string integer wrap vulnerability

- Metasploit Modules Related To CVE-2005-3962

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