CVE-2011-2939

NameCVE-2011-2939
DescriptionOff-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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs637376

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
libencode-perl (PTS)buster3.00-1+deb10u1fixed
bullseye3.08-1+deb11u2fixed
bullseye (security)3.08-1+deb11u1fixed
bookworm3.19-1fixed
sid, trixie3.21-1fixed
perl (PTS)buster5.28.1-6+deb10u1fixed
bullseye5.32.1-4+deb11u3fixed
bullseye (security)5.32.1-4+deb11u1fixed
bookworm5.36.0-7+deb12u1fixed
trixie5.38.2-3fixed
sid5.38.2-3.2fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
libencode-perlsource(unstable)2.44-1low
perlsourcesqueeze5.10.1-17squeeze3
perlsource(unstable)5.12.4-4low637376

Notes

[lenny] - perl <no-dsa> (Minor issue)

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