High 8.6Published Jun 5, 2020

CVE-2020-10878Perl before 5.30.3 has an integer overflow related to mishandling of a "PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING" situation.

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 07:30 UTC)

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Exploited in the last 30 days

Perl before 5.30.3 has an integer overflow related to mishandling of a "PL_regkind[OP(n)] == NOTHING" situation. A crafted regular expression could lead to malformed bytecode with a possibility of instruction injection.

CVSS: 8.6 HIGH (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: mitre
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Oct 14, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 14, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name)	from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5	CISA ADP
perl perl perl:perl	before 5.30.3	NVD
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora	31	NVD
opensuse leap opensuse:leap	15.1	NVD
netapp oncommand_workflow_automation netapp:oncommand_workflow_automation	all versions	NVD
netapp snap_creator_framework netapp:snap_creator_framework	all versions	NVD
oracle communications_billing_and_revenue_management oracle:communications_billing_and_revenue_management	12.0.0.2.0; 12.0.0.3.0	NVD
oracle communications_diameter_signaling_router oracle:communications_diameter_signaling_router	from 8.0.0 through 8.5.0	NVD
oracle communications_eagle_application_processor oracle:communications_eagle_application_processor	from 16.1.0 through 16.4.0	NVD
oracle communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor oracle:communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor	10.1; 10.2; 46.7; 46.8; 46.9	NVD
oracle communications_lsms oracle:communications_lsms	from 13.1 through 13.4	NVD
oracle communications_offline_mediation_controller oracle:communications_offline_mediation_controller	12.0.0.3.0	NVD
oracle communications_performance_intelligence_center oracle:communications_performance_intelligence_center	from 10.3.0.0.0 through 10.3.0.2.1; from 10.4.0.1.0 through 10.4.0.3.1	NVD
oracle communications_pricing_design_center oracle:communications_pricing_design_center	12.0.0.3.0	NVD
oracle configuration_manager oracle:configuration_manager	12.1.2.0.8	NVD
oracle enterprise_manager_base_platform oracle:enterprise_manager_base_platform	13.4.0.0	NVD
oracle sd-wan_aware oracle:sd-wan_aware	8.2; 9.0; 9.1	NVD
oracle tekelec_platform_distribution oracle:tekelec_platform_distribution	from 7.4.0 through 7.7.1	NVD

References

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo, third-party-advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IN3TTBO5KSGWE5IRIKDJ5JSQRH7ANNXE/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00044.htmlvendor-advisory, x-refsource-suse, mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/compare/v5.30.2...v5.30.3x-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/pod/perl5303delta.podx-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0001/x-refsource-confirm, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/0a320d753fe7fca03df259a4dfd8e641e51edaa8x-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/3295b48defa0f8570114877b063fe546dd348b3cx-refsource-confirm, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.htmlx-refsource-misc, patch, third-party-advisory
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html

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