CVE-2011-0761 EXPLOIT
5.0
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 8.9% (pctl 95)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Perl 5.10.x allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and application crash) by leveraging an ability to inject arguments into a (1) getpeername, (2) readdir, (3) closedir, (4) getsockname, (5) rewinddir, (6) tell, or (7) telldir function call.
Scoring
| CVSS | 5.0 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
| EPSS | 8.88% — more likely to be exploited than 95% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2011-05-13 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| perl | perl |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Perl 5.10 - Multiple Null Pointer Dereference Denial of Service Vulnerabilities | 2011-05-03 |
References
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
- http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355
- http://securityreason.com/securityalert/8248
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1025507
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/517916/100/0/threaded
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/47766
- http://www.toucan-system.com/advisories/tssa-2011-03.txt
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/67355
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