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TI-2004-02157 Aliases CVE-2004-2286GHSA-8g3v-vx3x-982v

Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to…

Priority MEDIUM 44Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large multiplier, which may trigger a buffer overflow.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.07997 94th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 20

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.1.630:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1.630VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.2VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.3VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7.1VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7.2VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7.3VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.1VulnerableActivestate
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.3VulnerableActivestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.1.630:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1.630 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.1 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.7.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.3 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·Activestate
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.3 Vulnerable ·Activestate
Show 10 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.4.5VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.5.3VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.6.1VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.0VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.1VulnerableLarry Wall
cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8.3VulnerableLarry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.4.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.5 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.0 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.1 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall
  • cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:5.8.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8.3 Vulnerable ·Larry Wall

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-2286
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8g3v-vx3x-982v

References

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