CVE-2020-10543 Integer overflow in n/a

High 8.2 Published Updated

A heap-based buffer overflow in Perl on 32-bit platforms allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause denial of service via nested regular expression quantifiers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2020-10543?

CVE-2020-10543 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 5 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Perl before 5.30.3 on 32-bit platforms allows a heap-based buffer overflow because nested regular expression quantifiers have an integer overflow.

Weakness: CWE-787, CWE-190

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-10543?

It affects 15 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Opensuse Leap, Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router, Oracle Communications Eagle Application Processor, Oracle Communications Eagle Lnp Application Processor and 9 more.

How do I fix CVE-2020-10543?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Is CVE-2020-10543 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-10543 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as ALPINE-CVE-2020-10543, CLEANSTART-2026-RP32633, CLSA-2021-1632328264, CLSA-2021-1634922942, DEBIAN-CVE-2020-10543, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-10543.

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