critical10.0
CVE-2017-20230
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow.
Impact
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow. The retrieve_hook function stored the length of the class name into a signed integer but in read operations treated the length as unsigned. This allowed an attacker to craft data that could trigger the overflow.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Nwclark | Storable | before 3.05 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a258c17c6937f79529c8319a829310e09cdbd216.patch
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/15831
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Storable-3.05/changes
- https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242533.html
- https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242703.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/5