CVE-2019-20919
published 2020-09-17CVE-2019-20919: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly…
PriorityP416medium4.7CVSS 3.1
AVLACHPRLUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.51%
40.4th percentile
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Affected
10 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | — | — |
| debian | debian_linux | — | — |
| debian | libdbi-perl | < libdbi-perl 1.643-1 (bookworm) | libdbi-perl 1.643-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| opensuse | leap | — | — |
| perl | dbi | < 1.643 | 1.643 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.14.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.01.9LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv4.7MEDIUM
vendor_debian4.7MEDIUM
vendor_redhat4.7MEDIUM
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Ubuntu
Perl DBI module vulnerability
vendor_ubuntu·2020-09-23
CVE-2019-20919 Perl DBI module vulnerability
Title: Perl DBI module vulnerability
Summary: Perl DBI module could be made to crash or expose sensitive information if it
received a specially crafted input.
It was discovered that Perl DBI module incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a crash or expose sensitive
information.
Instructions: In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Red Hat
perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
vendor_redhat·2019-07-31·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-20919 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Package: perl-DBI (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5) - Out of support scope
Package: perl-DBI (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Out of support scope
Package: perl-DBI (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Fix deferred
Package: perl-DBI (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Fix deferred
Package: rh-perl526-perl-DBI (Red Hat Software Collections) - Fix deferred
Package: rh-perl530-perl-DBI (Red Hat Software Collections) - Fix deferred
Debian
CVE-2019-20919: libdbi-perl - An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() ...
vendor_debian·2019·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-20919 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-20919: libdbi-perl - An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() ...
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 1.643-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 1.643-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 1.643-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 1.643-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 1.643-1)
GHSA
GHSA-f5xq-vjwc-pqqj: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2019-20919 [HIGH] CWE-252 GHSA-f5xq-vjwc-pqqj: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
OSV
CVE-2019-20919: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1
osv·2020-09-17·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-20919 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-20919: An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1
An issue was discovered in the DBI module before 1.643 for Perl. The hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But, shortly thereafter, it calls SvOK(profile), causing a NULL pointer dereference.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-20919 perl-DBI: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile() [fedora-all]
bugzilla·2020-09-09·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-20919 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-20919 perl-DBI: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile() [fedora-all]
CVE-2019-20919 perl-DBI: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile() [fedora-all]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of fedora-all.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
NOTE: this issue affects multiple supported versio
Bugzilla
CVE-2019-20919 perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
bugzilla·2020-09-09·CVSS 4.7
CVE-2019-20919 [MEDIUM] CVE-2019-20919 perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
CVE-2019-20919 perl-dbi: NULL profile dereference in dbi_profile()
A flaw was found in perl-dbi before version 1.643. hv_fetch() documentation requires checking for NULL and the code does that. But then calls SvOK(profile) uncoditionally two lines later lead to a null profile dereference.
Upstream patch:
https://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/eca7d7c8f43d96f6277e86d1000e842eb4cc67ff
Discussion:
Created perl-DBI tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: fedora-all [bug 1877406]
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00012.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00013.htmlhttps://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/eca7d7c8f43d96f6277e86d1000e842eb4cc67ffhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643-...https://usn.ubuntu.com/4534-1/http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00012.htmlhttp://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-10/msg00013.htmlhttps://github.com/perl5-dbi/dbi/commit/eca7d7c8f43d96f6277e86d1000e842eb4cc67ffhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2020/09/msg00026.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JXLKODJ7B57GITDEZZXNSHPK4VBYXYHR/https://metacpan.org/pod/distribution/DBI/Changes#Changes-in-DBI-1.643-...https://usn.ubuntu.com/4534-1/
2020-09-17
Published