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CVE-2004-2286

ActivePerl 5.x / Larry Wall Perl 5.x - Duplication Operator Integer Overflow

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
Partial
Availability
Partial
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2004-05-18 First Exploit
  • 2004-12-31 CVE Published
  • 2005-08-04 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
  • 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.6.1
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.6.1.630
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.6.2
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.6.3
Search vendor "Activestate" for product "Activeperl" and version "5.6.3"
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.7.1
Search vendor "Activestate" for product "Activeperl" and version "5.7.1"
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.7.2
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.7.3
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.8
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.8.1
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Affected
Activestate
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Activeperl
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5.8.3
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.3
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.4
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.4.5
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.5
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.5.3
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.6
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.6.1
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.8.0
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.8.1
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Affected
Larry Wall
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Perl
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5.8.3
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Affected