{"id":"DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777","details":"The Perl_reg_numbered_buff_fetch function in Perl 5.10.0, 5.12.0, 5.14.0, and other versions, when running with debugging enabled, allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (assertion failure and application exit) via crafted input that is not properly handled when using certain regular expressions, as demonstrated by causing SpamAssassin and OCSInventory to crash.","modified":"2026-09-18T06:47:24.087091106Z","published":"2014-02-10T18:15:08.967Z","upstream":["CVE-2010-4777"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2010-4777"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"perl","ecosystem":"Debian:12","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source&distro=bookworm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.20.1-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777.json"}},{"package":{"name":"perl","ecosystem":"Debian:13","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source&distro=trixie"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.20.1-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777.json"}},{"package":{"name":"perl","ecosystem":"Debian:14","purl":"pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source&distro=forky"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.20.1-1"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"urgency":"unimportant"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2010-4777.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}