Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character
Published Apr 6, 2004
10.0
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 6.77%
Description
Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.
Affected products
No data.
- n/a
- ≤ 5.8.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (16 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 6.77% (0.06766) | 93.78th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 6.86% (0.06860) | 93.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Dec 22, 2025 | 14.78% (0.14782) | 94.27th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 10, 2025 | 12.67% (0.12665) | 93.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 25, 2025 | 10.19% (0.10187) | 92.77th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 11.51% (0.11512) | 92.98th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 14.22% (0.14220) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 11.51% (0.11512) | 92.71th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 7.36% (0.07357) | 91.04th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 5.65% (0.05648) | 93.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 3.49% (0.03492) | 90.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 3.76% (0.03760) | 90.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.27th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 71.23th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 69.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.32% (0.01319) | 44.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (6)
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019794.html mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118694327979&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=93&type=vulnerabilities x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722414 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15732 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019794.html | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118694327979&w=2 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552 | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=93&type=vulnerabilities | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722414 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNPatchThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15732 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
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