7.8
HIGH
CVE-2023-47038
"Pearl Regular Expression Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in perl"
Description

A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 18, 2023, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 8:29 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2023-47038 has a 7 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-47038 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 Redhat enterprise_linux
1 Perl perl
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
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-2023-47038.

URL Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 Mailing List Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523 Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038 Vendor Advisory
https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 Mailing List Patch
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523 Issue Tracking
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GNEEWAACXQCEEAKSG7XX2D5YDRWLCIZJ/
https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47038-Write-past-buffer-end-via-illegal-user-defined-Unicode-property

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).

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Srinu-rj/spring-food-app

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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago
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testing-felickz/docker-scout-demo

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Updated: 6 months, 3 weeks ago
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Updated: 8 months, 1 week ago
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Updated: 7 months, 4 weeks ago
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NaInSec/CVE-LIST

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Updated: 4 months, 2 weeks ago
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bartvoet/assignment-ehb-security-review-adamlenez

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HTML

Updated: 11 months, 1 week ago
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Born at : Jan. 14, 2024, 1:57 p.m. This repo has been linked 7 different CVEs too.

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

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2023-47038 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
Critical CVE-2024-45321 Flaw in Popular Perl Module Installer cpanminus, No Patch Available

In a significant security advisory, the Perl community has been alerted to a critical vulnerability, CVE-2024-45321, affecting the widely-used App::cpanminus (cpanm) tool. Rated with a CVSS score of 9 ... Read more

Published Date: Aug 29, 2024 (3 months, 3 weeks ago)
CVE-2024-6671 CVE-2024-6670 CVE-2024-45321 CVE-2024-6768 CVE-2023-47039 CVE-2023-47038 CVE-2023-47100 CVE-2018-0824

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-47038 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. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038
    Added Reference https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746
    Added Reference https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GNEEWAACXQCEEAKSG7XX2D5YDRWLCIZJ/
    Added Reference https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47038-Write-past-buffer-end-via-illegal-user-defined-Unicode-property
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 16, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GNEEWAACXQCEEAKSG7XX2D5YDRWLCIZJ/
    Removed Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47038-Write-past-buffer-end-via-illegal-user-defined-Unicode-property
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description A vulnerability was found in perl. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer. A vulnerability was found in perl 5.30.0 through 5.38.0. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 22, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3128 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

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

    Apr. 30, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2228 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 28, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://perldoc.perl.org/perl5382delta#CVE-2023-47038-Write-past-buffer-end-via-illegal-user-defined-Unicode-property [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 05, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/GNEEWAACXQCEEAKSG7XX2D5YDRWLCIZJ/ [No types assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 29, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038 No Types Assigned https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038 Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 No Types Assigned https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523 Issue Tracking
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.34.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Dec. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in perl. This issue occurs when a crafted regular expression is compiled by perl, which can allow an attacker controlled byte buffer overflow in a heap allocated buffer.
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-47038 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1056746 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference Red Hat, Inc. https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2249523 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE Red Hat, Inc. CWE-122
    Added CVSS V3.1 Red Hat, Inc. AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-47038 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

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

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