> CVE-2017-20230

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PUBLISHED
2026-04-21 16:16
MODIFIED
2026-04-21 16:20
EPSS (Prob. Exploit)
0.64%
Top 49.0%
DATA SOURCES:
NVD 🔗 2026-04-21 RED HAT 🔗 2026-04-26 CWE MITRE 🔗 2026-11-01 FIRST EPSS 🔗 2026-11-08 OSV 🔗 2026-11-02 MSRC 🔗 2026-11-02

> DESCRIPTION

Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow. The retrieve_hook function stored the length of the class name into a signed integer but in read operations treated the length as unsigned. This allowed an attacker to craft data that could trigger the overflow.

> AFFECTED_PRODUCTS

Red Hat - Red Hat Hardened Images
Version: 3.37

> WEAKNESSES

CWE-121

> CWE DETAILED DESCRIPTIONS

CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack.

> RED HAT SEVERITY ASSESSMENT

THREAT SEVERITY
Moderate

> OSV (GOOGLE OPEN SOURCE VULNERABILITIES)

AFFECTED PACKAGES:
Unknown / Unknown
134 versions affected

> HISTORIQUE DES MODIFICATIONS

Première apparition
21/04/2026 16:16
Source: NVD
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/11/2026 06:59
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a para...
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - The product writes past the end of a buffer that was allocated on the stack.
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 01/05/2026 06:01
CWE
Champ modifié: Description CWE
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
CWE-121: Stack-based Buffer Overflow - A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a para...
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 26/04/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Sévérité Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
N/A
Nouvelle valeur:
{ "threat_severity": "Moderate", "severity_scale": null }
📊 ENRICHISSEMENT 26/04/2026 05:01
REDHAT
Champ modifié: Red Hat
Ancienne valeur:
Non
Nouvelle valeur:
Oui
Total des modifications: 4 Dernière mise à jour: 1 week ago

> REFERENCES

https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a258c17c6937f79529c8319a829310e09cdbd216.pa...
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/15831
https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Storable-3.05/changes
https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242533.html
https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242703.html
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