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TITLE:
Perl Convert::UUlib Module Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA15130

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/15130/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
System access

WHERE:
>From remote

SOFTWARE:
Convert::UUlib 1.x (module for Perl)
http://secunia.com/product/4992/

DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in the Convert::UUlib module for
Perl, which potentially can be exploited by malicious people to
compromise a vulnerable system.

The vulnerability is caused due to a boundary error in a certain read
operation. This can be exploited to cause a buffer overflow via a
specially crafted parameter in an application using the vulnerable
library.

Successful exploitation may allow execution of arbitrary code.

SOLUTION:
Update to version 1.05 or later.
http://search.cpan.org/dist/Convert-UUlib/

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
The vendor credits Mark Martinec and Robert Lewis.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200504-26.xml

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