# CVE-2009-3626: Perl 5.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a UTF-8 character with a large, invalid

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2009-10-29 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Perl 5.10.1 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (application crash) via a UTF-8 character with a large, invalid codepoint, which is not properly handled during a regular-expression match.

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## References

- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/3023
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2009/10/23/8
- http://www.osvdb.org/59283
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/53939
- http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Ticket/Attachment/617489/295383/
- https://issues.apache.org/SpamAssassin/show_bug.cgi?id=6225
- http://rt.perl.org/rt3/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69973
- http://secunia.com/advisories/37144
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/0abd0d78a73da1c4d13b1c700526b7e5d03b32d4
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/36812
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1023077

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