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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2015-8485 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

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Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:43.688Z

Reserved: 2015-12-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2015-8608

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-07T15:59:00.177

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2015-8608

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2016-01-11T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8608 - Bugzilla

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