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CVE-2011-2939

19
FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-2939 describes an off-by-one error in the Encode module (before version 2.44), specifically within the decode_xs function in Unicode/Unicode.xs, as used by Perl before version 5.15.6. This vulnerability could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to cause a denial of service through memory corruption via a crafted Unicode string, leading to a heap-based buffer overflow. The severity is rated as medium (CVSS 5.1) due to the high attack complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, no known public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.43CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dan_kogai:encode_module:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.93CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dan_kogai:encode_module:0.93:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.94CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dan_kogai:encode_module:0.94:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.95CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dan_kogai:encode_module:0.95:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
0.96CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:dan_kogai:encode_module:0.96:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

5.1MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
4.9
Impact Score
6.4
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.65%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
84.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0265 is in the 75th percentile among its peer group of 19,955 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (4)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: perl-4:5.10.1-119.el6_1.1
View patch
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: perl
redhatno patchvia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: perl

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-2939Moderate

Perl decode_xs heap-based buffer overflow

Aug 9, 2011

References

cpansearch.perl.org / src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
perl5.git.perl.org / perl.git/commitdiff/e46d973584785af1f445c4dedbee4243419cb860
ExploitPatch
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Patch
search.cpan.org / ~flora/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
secunia.com / advisories/46172
secunia.com / advisories/46989
secunia.com / advisories/51457
secunia.com / advisories/55314
mandriva.com / security/advisories
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/08/18/8
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/08/19/17
Patch
redhat.com / support/errata/RHSA-2011-1424.html
securityfocus.com / bid/49858
ubuntu.com / usn/USN-1643-1