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.
History

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:nwclark:storable:*:*:*:*:*:perl:*:*

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First Time appeared Nwclark
Nwclark storable
Vendors & Products Nwclark
Nwclark storable

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References

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Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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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.
Title Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow
Weaknesses CWE-121
References

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: CPANSec

Published: 2026-04-21T15:26:18.216Z

Updated: 2026-04-21T18:22:25.354Z

Reserved: 2026-03-28T19:24:26.125Z

Link: CVE-2017-20230

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-04-21T18:22:25.354Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2026-04-21T16:16:18.077

Modified: 2026-04-22T17:36:04.653

Link: CVE-2017-20230

cve-icon Redhat

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