CVE-2011-2728 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in the File::Glob module for Perl versions prior to 5.14.2. An uninitialized pointer dereference can be triggered by a specially crafted glob expression using the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, leading to a crash. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3, indicating a medium attack complexity and partial availability impact, but no confidentiality or integrity impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.00CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.00:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.01CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.01:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.20CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
1.21CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:1.21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
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