Title : Debian Security Update Fixes Perl Expression Engine Code Execution VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3759 CVE ID : CVE-2007-5116
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-11-07
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Debian, which could be exploited by attackers to cause a denial of service or execute arbitrary code. This issue is caused by an error in Perl. For additional information, see : VUPEN/ADV-2007-3724
Debian GNU/Linux sarge - Upgrade to perl version 4.5+7.4-1
Debian GNU/Linux etch - Upgrade to perl version 5.8.4-8sarge6
Debian GNU/Linux sid - A fix will be available soon. References
