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Vulnerability record · CVE-1999-0034 · published 29 May 1997
CVE-1999-0034: Larry wall perl vulnerability
LLarry Wall · Perl
Buffer overflow in suidperl (sperl), Perl 4.x and 5.x.
7.2 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 1.2% · top 33.7%
7.2CVSS 2.0 base score
1.2%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD
Description
Buffer overflow in suidperl (sperl), Perl 4.x and 5.x.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
4 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-1999-0034), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
