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HistoryApr 10, 2020 - 12:25 a.m.

Arbitrary Code Execution

2020-04-1000:25:28
Veracode Vulnerability Database
sca.analysiscenter.veracode.com
15

EPSS

0.014

Percentile

86.2%

perl is vulnerable to arbitrary code execution. The vulnerability exists as a flaw was found in Perl’s regular expression engine. A specially crafted regular expression with Unicode characters could trigger a buffer overflow, causing Perl to crash, or possibly execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running Perl.

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