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CVE-2013-10076
ExtUtils::Typemaps::STL::Vector versions before 1.05 for Perl allocate a 32 GiB array on an empty list
High7.5EPSS 0.38%
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- CPANSec
Description
ExtUtils::Typemaps::STL::Vector versions before 1.05 for Perl allocate a 32 GiB array on an empty list. The OUTPUT typemaps call av_extend( av, len-1 ). On an empty list, this undeflows, and av_extend will allocate an array with 2^32 slots, leading to memory exhaustion.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CISA-ADPADP (enrichment) | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Deferred | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: yes · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
ExtUtils-Typemaps-Default
- affected < 1.05
What to do
Solution: Upgrade to ExtUtils::Typemaps::Default version 1.07 or later. (Note that while this issue was fixed in version 1.05, a related issue was fixied in 1.07.) Rebuild any modules that use ExtUtils::Typemaps::Default as part of their build process.
References (3)
- https://metacpan.org/release/SMUELLER/ExtUtils-Typemaps-Default-1.05/changes (opens in a new tab)release-notes
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=91213 (opens in a new tab)issue-tracking
- https://github.com/tsee/extutils-typemap-default/commit/0eb696b75afcfedbf87a72e11d44d98110863934.patch (opens in a new tab)patch
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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