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Vulnerability record · CVE-2004-2286 · published 31 December 2004

CVE-2004-2286: Activestate activeperl vulnerability

Activestate · Activeperl

Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large multiplier, which may trigger a buffer overflow.

7.5 CVSS 2.0 High EPSS 8.0% · top 5.4%
7.5CVSS 2.0 base score
8.0%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References, 2 tagged exploit
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Integer overflow in the duplication operator in ActivePerl allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via a large multiplier, which may trigger a buffer overflow.

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0878.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10380 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16224
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-05/0878.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/10380 Exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/16224

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2004-2286), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.