CVE-2001-0815 EXPLOIT
7.5
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 14.4% (pctl 97)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.5 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 14.42% — more likely to be exploited than 97% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-12-06 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| activestate | activeperl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (1) | 2001-11-15 |
| exploit-db | ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (2) | 2001-11-15 |
| exploit-db | ActivePerl 5.6.1 - 'perlIIS.dll' Remote Buffer Overflow (3) | 2001-11-15 |
References
- http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/678
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539
- http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
- http://www.osvdb.org/678
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539
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