Is CVE-2011-2728 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2011-2728 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2011-2728?

CVE-2011-2728 has a CVSS v2 base score of 4.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2011-2728?

CVE-2011-2728 has an EPSS score of 1.40% (69th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2011-2728?

Upgrade perl on debian 11 to 5.14.2-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2011-2728

MEDIUM

4.3

CVSS v2

NVD

Description

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

perlDebian

Fixed in:5.14.2-1CVE-2011-2728

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

1.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

69thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 69% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

secunia.com

Other references6

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