CVE

Id
15166  
CVE No.
CVE-2005-3962  
Status
Candidate  
Description
Integer overflow in the format string functionality (Perl_sv_vcatpvfn) in Perl 5.9.2 and 5.8.6 Perl allows attackers to overwrite arbitrary memory and possibly execute arbitrary code via format string specifiers with large values, which causes an integer wrap and leads to a buffer overflow, as demonstrated using format string vulnerabilities in Perl applications.  
Phase
Assigned (20051201)  
Votes
None (candidate not yet proposed)  
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