CVE-2011-2728 json
The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (cras…
published 2012-12-21 13 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2011-2706
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 76%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The bsd_glob function in the File::Glob module for Perl before 5.14.2 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a glob expression with the GLOB_ALTDIRFUNC flag, which triggers an uninitialized pointer dereference.
Patch / fix
- perl Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.14.2-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2011-2728
Vendor advisories
What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.
red hat product security vex CVE-2011-2728 updated cvss 4.3
perl: File:: Glob bsd_glob() crash with certain glob flags
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 perl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 perl Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 perl, perl-CGI, perl-core, perl-CPAN, perl-libs, perl-parent, +39 morenot affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
Exploit prediction
1.61% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 76% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
References
- perl5.git.perl.org /perl.git/commit/1af4051e077438976a4c12a0622feaf6715bec77
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lists.fedoraproject.org
/pipermail/package-announce/2011-November/069752.html
vendor-advisory
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secunia.com
/advisories/46172
third-party-advisory, vendor-advisory
- cpansearch.perl.org /src/FLORA/perl-5.14.2/pod/perldelta.pod
- blogs.oracle.com /sunsecurity/entry/cve_2011_2728_denial_of1
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securityfocus.com
/bid/49858
vdb-entry
- bugzilla.redhat.com /show_bug.cgi?id=742987
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2011-2728
- NVD CVE-2011-2728
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