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DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2939
DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2939
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
Off-by-one error in the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs in the Encode module before 2.44, as used in Perl before 5.15.6, might allow context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory corruption) via a crafted Unicode string, which triggers a heap-based buffer overflow.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | libencode-perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | libencode-perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:12 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | libencode-perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | libencode-perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Jan 13, 2012 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated