CVE-2017-20230 (GCVE-0-2017-20230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-21 15:26 – Updated: 2026-04-21 18:22
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow
Summary
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow.
The retrieve_hook function stored the length of the class name into a signed integer but in read operations treated the length as unsigned. This allowed an attacker to craft data that could trigger the overflow.
Severity
10 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-21 16:28 UTC
CWE
- CWE-121 - Stack-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
6 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/15831 | issue-tracking |
| https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a258c17c6937… | patch |
| https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Storable-3.05… | release-notes |
| https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porter… | mailing-list |
| https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porter… | mailing-list |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/5 |
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