{"id":"MGASA-2018-0247","summary":"Updated perl packages fix security vulnerability","details":"GwanYeong Kim reported that 'pack()' could cause a heap buffer write\noverflow with a large item count (CVE-2018-6913).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T01:49:07.858436148Z","published":"2018-05-16T08:58:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2018-6913"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0247.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=22992"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4172"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"perl","ecosystem":"Mageia:5","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/perl?arch=source&distro=mageia-5"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.20.1-8.8.mga5"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0247.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}