# CVE-2004-0377: 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 at

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2004-04-06 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15732
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=108118694327979&w=2
- http://public.activestate.com/cgi-bin/perlbrowse?patch=22552
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/722414
- http://www.idefense.com/application/poi/display?id=93&type=vulnerabilities
- http://lists.grok.org.uk/pipermail/full-disclosure/2004-April/019794.html

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