CVE-2013-1667

Publication date 4 March 2013

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

The rehash mechanism in Perl 5.8.2 through 5.16.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) via a crafted hash key.

Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
perl	12.10 quantal	Fixed 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.2
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.3
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 5.12.4-4ubuntu0.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.3
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.8

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Patch details

Patch details

For informational purposes only. We recommend not to cherry-pick updates. How can I get the fixes?

Package	Patch details
perl	Vendor: http://www.debian.org/security/2013/dsa-2641 Upstream: 2674b61 Upstream: f142699 Upstream: 9d83adc Upstream: d59e31f

References

MITRE
NVD
Launchpad
Debian

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-1770-1
Perl vulnerability
19 March 2013

Other references

http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2013/03/msg199755.html
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2013-1667