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7.5
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2001-0815
Activestate ActivePerl PerlIS.dll Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 6, 2001, 5 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 3, 2025, 1:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2001-0815 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Activestate activeperl
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
This information is provided by the 3rd party feeds.
  • Either upgrade to a version of ActivePerl more recent than 5.6.1.629 or enable the Check that file exists option. To enable this option, open up the IIS MMC, right click on a (virtual) directory in your web server, choose Properties, click on the Configuration... button, highlight the .plx item, click Edit, and then check Check that file exists. More Information: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2001-0815.

URL Resource
http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539
http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062 Exploit Vendor Advisory
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
http://www.osvdb.org/678
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2001-0815 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2001-0815 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2001-0815 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2001-0815 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 20, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://bugs.activestate.com/show_bug.cgi?id=18062
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
    Added Reference http://www.osvdb.org/678
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3526
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/static/7539.php [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7539 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
    Added Reference http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=100583978302585&w=2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 17, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to exute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension. Buffer overflow in PerlIS.dll in Activestate ActivePerl 5.6.1.629 and earlier allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an HTTP request for a long filename that ends in a .pl extension.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 01, 2004

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

42.27 }} 1.37%

score

0.97305

percentile