CVE-2017-20230
Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow.
Published Apr 21, 2026 · updated Jun 17, 2026 · nwclark storable
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.
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Timeline
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Apr 21, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
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.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
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.
Affected
- cpe nwclark/storableversion unspecified
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2017-20230
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2017-20230
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.
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