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CVE-2011-2728

The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash

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Summary

The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.

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Affected versions

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References 7

cpansearch.perl.org

perl5.git.perl.org

blogs.oracle.com

lists.fedoraproject.org

securityfocus.com

secunia.com

bugzilla.redhat.com