VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2015-8608

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability4.62%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-02-07
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • nvd@nist.gov: CWE-125

Primary references