Intrusion PreventionActivePerl.PerlIS.dll.Remote.Buffer.Overflow
Description
This indicates a possible exploit of a Buffer Overflow vulnerability in Activestate ActivePerl.
The vulnerability is due to insufficient sanitizing of user supplied inputs in the application. An attacker may send a specially crafted URL string containing long file names ending with .pl, .plx or .cgi, causing a buffer overflow condition.
Affected Products
Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1 build 629 and earlier versions.
Impact
System Compromise: Remote attackers can gain control of vulnerable systems.
Recommended Actions
Upgrade to Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.630 or later versions.
Telemetry
Coverage
| IPS (Regular DB) | |
| IPS (Extended DB) |
Version Updates
| Date | Version | Detail |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-19 | 14.635 | Default_action:pass:drop |
| 2019-03-20 | 14.577 | Sig Added |
| 2019-02-05 | 14.542 | Status:enable:disable |
| 2019-01-31 | 14.538 | Status:disable:enable |
| ID | 10511 |
| Created | Aug 10, 2005 |
| Updated | Nov 03, 2021 |
| Risk |
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| CVE ID | CVE-2001-0815 |
| Exploit Prediction Score | 47.57% |
| Default Action | drop |
| Active | |
| Affected OS | Windows |
| Affected App | Other |