CVE-2010-1158 Integer overflow in n/a
Attackers can cause denial of service in Perl applications by triggering an integer overflow in the regex engine with crafted input.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2010-1158?
CVE-2010-1158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 20 Apr 2010. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Integer overflow in the regular expression engine in Perl 5.8.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and application crash) by matching a crafted regular expression against a long string.
Weakness: CWE-189
Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-1158?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Perl Perl.
How do I fix CVE-2010-1158?
No fix has been published for CVE-2010-1158 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2010-1158 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-1158 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x7qj-rq8p-vh9r.