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CVE-2004-0377

CRITICAL CVSS: 10.0 Published: 2004-05-04 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in the win32_stat function for (1) ActiveState's ActivePerl and (2) Larry Wall's Perl before 5.8.3 allows local or remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via filenames that end in a backslash character.

Affected Platforms

Activestate ActiveperlLarry Wall Perl

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References