Upstream information

CVE-2011-2939 at MITRE

Description

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.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having moderate severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
CVSS detail National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.1
Vector AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 728662 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

SUSE Security Advisories:

    openSUSE-SU-2011:1251-1 openSUSE-SU-2011:1278-1

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Fri Jun 28 08:19:01 2013
CVE page last modified: Mon Oct 6 18:17:22 2025