Description

Buffer overflow in the polymorphic opcode support in the Regular Expression Engine (regcomp.c) in Perl 5.8 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code by switching from byte to Unicode (UTF) characters in a regular expression.

Weaknesses 1

Affected Products 51

References 53

• aix.software.ibm.com ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
• docs.info.apple.com http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
• lists.apple.com http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
• lists.vmware.com http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
• marc.info http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120352263023774&w=2
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27479
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27515
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27531
  Vendor Advisory
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27546
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27548
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27570
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27613
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/27936
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/28167
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/28387
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/28993
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/29074
• secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
• securitytracker.com http://securitytracker.com/id?1018899
• sunsolve.sun.com http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-31524-1
• sunsolve.sun.com http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231524-1
• sunsolve.sun.com http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1018985.1-1
• support.avaya.com http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-014.htm
• www-1.ibm.com http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10220
• www-1.ibm.com http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10244
• debian.org http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1400
• gentoo.org http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml
• ipcop.org http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
• mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:207
  Patch
• novell.com http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
• openpkg.com http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.023.html
• redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0966.html
• redhat.com http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1011.html
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483563/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483584/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
• securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26350
• ubuntu.com http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-552-1
• us-cert.gov http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
  US Government Resource
• vmware.com http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3724
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4255
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
• vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0641
• bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=323571
• bugzilla.redhat.com https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=378131
• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38270
• issues.rpath.com https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1813
• oval.cisecurity.org https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10669

Remediation

• mandriva.com http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:207
  Patch