CVE-2022-48522

CRITICAL EPSS 78.8%
Published Aug 22, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
9.8 CVSS 3.1
Critical
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Published Aug 22, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead to remote code execution or local privilege escalation.

CVSS Details

Base Score
9.8
Exploitability
3.9
Impact
5.9
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity High
Availability High

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
78.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
perlperl5.34.0any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/79a7b254d85a10b65126ad99bf10e70480569d68/sv.c#L16336-L16345
    Exploit
  • security.netapp.com https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230915-0008/

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.