CVE-2007-5116

N/A Unknown
Published: November 07, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120352263023774&w=2
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27479
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27515
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27531
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27546
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27548
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27570
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27613
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/27936
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28167
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28387
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/28993
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/29074
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018899
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-31524-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231524-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1018985.1-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-014.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10220
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10244
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1400
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:207
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.023.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0966.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1011.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483563/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483584/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26350
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-552-1
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3724
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4255
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0641
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=323571
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=378131
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38270
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1813
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10669
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/README
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=307179
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2007/Dec/msg00002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2008/000002.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=120352263023774&w=2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27479
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27515
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27531
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/27546
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27548
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27570
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27613
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27756
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/27936
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28167
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28368
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28387
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/28993
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/29074
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/31208
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1018899
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-26-31524-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-231524-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1018985.1-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2008-014.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10220
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www-1.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg1IZ10244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.debian.org/security/2007/dsa-1400
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200711-28.xml
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ipcop.org/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=41
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:207
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2007_24_sr.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.openpkg.com/security/advisories/OpenPKG-SA-2007.023.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-0966.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2007-1011.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483563/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/483584/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/485936/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/486859/100/0/threaded
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/26350
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-552-1
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA07-352A.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2008-0001.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/3724
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4238
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2007/4255
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0064
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0641
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=323571
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=378131
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/38270
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-1813
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A10669
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

106 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
4.8%
91th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

openpkg rpath debian mandrakesoft redhat larry_wall

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