#VU83508 Off-by-one in Perl - CVE-2023-47038

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#VU83508 Off-by-one in Perl - CVE-2023-47038

Published: November 27, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU83508
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-47038
CWE-ID: CWE-193
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Perl
Software vendor:
Perl

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to an off-by-one error when processing regular expressions. A remote attacker can trigger an off-by-one error and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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