CVE-1999-0034
CVSS 2.0 Score 7.2 of 10 (high)
Details
Published May 29, 1997
Updated: Nov 20, 2024
Summary
CVE-1999-0034 identifies a buffer overflow vulnerability in the suidperl (sperl) component of Perl 4.x and 5.x. Maliciously crafted input can cause the buffer to overflow, leading to unintended program behavior or potentially allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges. This issue poses a significant risk to systems running affected versions of Perl and necessitates immediate patching or mitigation.
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Affected Products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Affected Vendors
- Red Hat