Security Advisory
CVE-2015-8608
9.8
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Description
The VDir::MapPathA and VDir::MapPathW functions in Perl 5.22 allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a crafted (1) drive letter or (2) pInName argument.
Published Date
February 7, 2017
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory