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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…
- 4.6MediumCVSS base score
- 1.4%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 28% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
Published
- 19 years later
· 19 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 1.4% · top 28% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
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- ADV-2006-4750 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:1074 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- VU#948385 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNx_transferred
- 22255 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 17941 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2006-081.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20051201 Perl format string integer wrap vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- HPSBTU02125 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_HPx_transferred
- 20051201 Perl format string integer wrap vulnerability (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
- ADV-2005-2688 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://www.dyadsecurity.com/perl-0002.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 21345 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 15629 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:881 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304829 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10598 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-943 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- [3.7] 20060105 007: SECURITY FIX: January 5, 2006 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENBSDx_transferred
- 17993 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18075 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FLSA-2006:176731 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- CLSA-2006:1056 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVAx_transferred
- OpenPKG-SA-2005.025 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_OPENPKGx_transferred
- ADV-2006-0771 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 20894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- USN-222-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- ADV-2006-2613 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 18413 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23155 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17762 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18187 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- TSLSA-2005-0070 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 18517 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 18295 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SA:2005:071 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 18183 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:880 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- APPLE-SA-2006-11-28 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
- TA06-333A (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERTx_transferred
- 102192 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERTx_transferred
- 17952 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDKSA-2005:225 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-200512-01 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- 31208 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17802 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- SUSE-SR:2005:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
- 19041 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 17844 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2005-3957 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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