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ALPINE-CVE-2020-10878
ALPINE-CVE-2020-10878
PUBLISHED
CVSS 8.600000381469727 HIGH
Record from OSV · Published June 5, 2020
Perl before 5.30.3 has an integer overflow related to mishandling of a "PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING" situation. A crafted regular expression could lead to malformed bytecode with a possibility of instruction injection.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| perl | Alpine:v3.17 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.10 | 5.28.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.23 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.18 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.11 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.21 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.19 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.14 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.24 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.20 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.16 | 5.30.3-r0 |
| perl | Alpine:v3.12 | 5.30.3-r0 |
4 more packages have a fixed version. See every fix in Lookup.
Risk scores
CVSS 3.1
8.600000381469727
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Alpine:v3.17 | perl | 5.12.1-r0, 5.16.0-r0, 5.30.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.10 | perl | 5.26.1-r0, 5.12.3-r0, 5.10.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | perl | 5.18.0-r0, 5.24.1-r0, 5.20.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.18 | perl | 0, 5.10.0-r0, 5.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.11 | perl | 5.30.0-r2, 5.20.0-r0, 5.10.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | perl | 5.18.0-r0, 5.22.2-r0, 5.10.1-r2 |
| Alpine:v3.19 | perl | 5.30.1-r0, 5.30.0-r2, 5.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.14 | perl | 5.16.0-r0, 5.18.2-r0, 5.30.2-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | perl | 0 |
| Alpine:v3.20 | perl | 5.28.2-r0, 5.10.0-r0, 0 |
| Alpine:v3.16 | perl | 5.20.1-r0, 0, 5.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.12 | perl | 0, 5.10.0-r0, 5.10.1-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.15 | perl | 5.22.2-r0, 5.10.0-r0, 5.10.0-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | perl | 5.28.1-r0, 5.20.2-r0, 5.10.1-r1 |
| Alpine:v3.9 | perl | 5.20.0-r0, 0, 5.10.0-r0 |
| Alpine:v3.13 | perl | 5.28.2-r1, 5.30.0-r0, 5.30.0-r2 |
Timeline
- Jun 5, 2020 CVE Published
- Aug 5, 2026 CVE Updated
- Aug 8, 2026 Distribution Patch
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