GLSA-200504-26 : Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow

The remote host is affected by the vulnerability described in GLSA-200504-26 Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow A vulnerability has been reported in Convert-UUlib where a malformed parameter can be provided by an attacker allowing a read operation to overflow a buffer. The vendor credits Mark Martine...

Convert-UUlib: Buffer overflow

Background Convert-UUlib provides a Perl interface to the uulib library, allowing Perl applications to access data encoded in a variety of formats. Description A vulnerability has been reported in Convert-UUlib where a malformed parameter can be provided by an attacker allowing a read operation t...

Convert-UUlib 1.04/1.05 Perl Module - Remote Buffer Overflow

source: https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/13401/info Convert-UUlib Perl module is prone to a remotely exploitable buffer-overflow vulnerability. A remote attacker may leverage this condition to overwrite sensitive program control variables and thus gain control of the process's execution flow. Th...