Description
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow. The retrieve_hook function stored the length of the class name into a signed integer but in read operations treated the length as unsigned. This allowed an attacker to craft data that could trigger the overflow.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
NWCLARK Storable
Default version status: unaffected
0 to < 3.05affected
References
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/15831 ↗
- https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a258c17c6937f79529c8319a829310e09cdbd216.patch ↗
- https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Storable-3.05/changes ↗
- https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242533.html ↗
- https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242703.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/5 ↗