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CVE-2007-5116 Details

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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

see all 106 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
debian debian linux	3.1 4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:3.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::alpha::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::amd64::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::arm::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::hppa::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::ia-32::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::ia-64::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::m68k::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::mips::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::mipsel::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::powerpc::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::s390::::: cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0::sparc::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux	2007 2007.1 2008.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007::x86_64::::: cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2007.1::x86_64::::: cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:2008.0::x86_64::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake linux corporate server	3.0 4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:3.0::x86_64::::: cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux_corporate_server:4.0::x86_64::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux	3.0 4.0 5.0 1.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::as::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::es::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:3.0::ws::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::as::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::es::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:4.0::ws::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0::client::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5.0::server::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:1.0::application_stack::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat enterprise linux desktop	3.0 4.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:3.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:4.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
redhat linux advanced workstation	2.1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::ia64::::: cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux_advanced_workstation:2.1::itanium_processor::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
rpath rpath linux	1
CPE cpe:2.3:o:rpath:rpath_linux:1:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
larry wall perl	5.8.0 5.8.1 5.8.3 5.8.4 5.8.4.1
CPE cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.0:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.1:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.2:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.2.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.3:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.4:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.4.5:::::::* cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.6:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
mandrakesoft mandrake multi network firewall	2.0
CPE cpe:2.3:a:mandrakesoft:mandrake_multi_network_firewall:2.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
openpkg openpkg	current
CPE cpe:2.3:a:openpkg:openpkg:current:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 29, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 9, 2007	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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