| Name | CVE-2015-8608 |
| Description | The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| perl (PTS) | bullseye | 5.32.1-4+deb11u3 | fixed |
| bullseye (security) | 5.32.1-4+deb11u4 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.36.0-7+deb12u1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.40.0-8 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| perl | source | (unstable) | (not affected) | | | |
Notes
- perl <not-affected> (Only affects Perl on Windows)
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755