{
    "id": "CVE-2015-8608",
    "published": "2017-02-07 15:59:00",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 00:34:50",
    "cvss_score": "9.8",
    "cvss_severity": "CRITICAL",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-125",
    "description": "The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.",
    "epss_score": "0.04623",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91451",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-07 18:17:13",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 3,
        "label": "In your normal cycle",
        "why": "Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "perl",
            "product": "perl"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html",
        "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html",
        "https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html",
        "http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html",
        "https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/136649/Perl-5.22-VDir-MapPathA-W-Out-Of-Bounds-Reads-Buffer-Over-Reads.html",
        "https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=126755",
        "https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html"
    ]
}