The Dumper method in Data::Dumper before 2.154, as used in Perl 5.20.1 and earlier…
Priority LOW 12CWE-119Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · Partial
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-119 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Dumper method in Data::Dumper before 2.154, as used in Perl 5.20.1 and earlier, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (stack consumption and crash) via an Array-Reference with many nested Array-References, which triggers a large number of recursive calls to the DD_dump function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00554 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 5.20.1 | Vulnerable | Perl |
| cpe:2.3:a:data_dumper_project:data_dumper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.151 | Vulnerable | Data Dumper Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.20.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
- cpe:2.3:a:data_dumper_project:data_dumper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.151 Vulnerable ·Data Dumper Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Software Collections | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Software Collections
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-4330
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gxvp-m937-jg9v
References
Exploit 4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128422/Perl-5.20.1-Deep-Recursion-Stack-Overflow.html
- https://www.lsexperts.de/advisories/lse-2014-06-10.txt
- 20140925 LSE Leading Security Experts GmbH - LSE-2014-06-10 - Perl CORE - Deep Recursion Stack Overflow
- [oss-security] 20140925 LSE Leading Security Experts GmbH - LSE-2014-06-10 - Perl CORE - Deep Recursion Stack Overflow
Sources
- CVE-2014-4330 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-4330 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gxvp-m937-jg9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-4330 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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