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	                             INFORMATION BULLETIN
	
	                 Perl and ActivePerl win32_stat Buffer Overflow
	                                    [15732]
	
	April 29, 2004 14:00 GMT                                          Number O-130
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	PROBLEM:       Perl and ActivePerl versions 5.8.3 and earlier running on 
	               Microsoft Windows platforms are vulnerable to a buffer overflow 
	               in the win32_stat funciton. 
	PLATFORM:      ActiveState: ActivePerl 5.8.3 and earlier 
	               Larry Wall: Perl 5.8.3 and earlier 
				   Microsoft Corporation: Windows Any version 
	DAMAGE:        By creating a file with a long filename that ends in a 
	               back-slash (\) character, a remote attacker could overflow a 
	               buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system. 
	SOLUTION:      Download the latest version of Perl (5.8.4 or later) or install 
	               the security patch. 
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	VULNERABILITY  The risk is MEDIUM. A remote attacker could overflow a buffer 
	ASSESSMENT:    and execute arbitrary code on the system. 
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	LINKS: 
	 CIAC BULLETIN:      http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/o-130.shtml 
	 ORIGINAL BULLETIN:  http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/15732 
	 CVE/CAN:            http://www.cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name= 
	                     CAN-2004-0377 
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	information contained in this bulletin.
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