CVE-2004-0377 describes a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in the win32_stat function of ActiveState ActivePerl and Larry Wall's Perl versions prior to 5.8.3. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by crafting filenames that terminate with a backslash character. With a CVSS score of 10.0, this vulnerability is highly severe, enabling complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its age and high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
All Versions ImpactedCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.8.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:larry_wall:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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