---
id: CVE-2020-10543
title: >-
  Perl before 5.30.3 on 32-bit platforms allows a heap-based buffer overflow
  because nested regular expression quantifiers have an integer overflow.
summary: >-
  Perl before 5.30.3 on 32-bit platforms allows a heap-based buffer overflow
  because nested regular expression quantifiers have an integer overflow.
severity: high
cvss: 8.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-190
  - CWE-787
vendor: perl
product: perl
affected:
  - perl < 5.30.3
  - fedora = 31
  - leap = 15.1
  - communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0.0.2.0
  - communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0.0.3.0
  - 'communications_diameter_signaling_router >= 8.0.0, <= 8.5.0'
  - 'communications_eagle_application_processor >= 16.1.0, <= 16.4.0'
  - communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 10.1
  - communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 10.2
  - communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.7
  - communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.8
  - communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.9
  - 'communications_lsms >= 13.1, <= 13.4'
  - communications_offline_mediation_controller = 12.0.0.3.0
  - 'communications_performance_intelligence_center >= 10.3.0.0.0, <= 10.3.0.2.1'
  - 'communications_performance_intelligence_center >= 10.4.0.1.0, <= 10.4.0.3.1'
  - communications_pricing_design_center = 12.0.0.3.0
  - configuration_manager = 12.1.2.0.8
  - enterprise_manager_base_platform = 13.4.0.0
  - sd-wan_edge = 8.2
  - sd-wan_edge = 9.0
  - sd-wan_edge = 9.1
  - 'tekelec_platform_distribution >= 7.4.0, <= 7.7.1'
patched:
  - perl 5.30.3
published: '2020-06-05'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T09:17:17.043'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-10543'
references:
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00044.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/pod/perl5303delta.pod'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://github.com/Perl/perl5/compare/v5.30.2...v5.30.3'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/897d1f7fd515b828e4b198d8b8bef76c6faf03ed
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IN3TTBO5KSGWE5IRIKDJ5JSQRH7ANNXE/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0001/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2020-06/msg00044.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/Perl/perl5/blob/blead/pod/perl5303delta.pod'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://github.com/Perl/perl5/compare/v5.30.2...v5.30.3'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/perl/perl5/commit/897d1f7fd515b828e4b198d8b8bef76c6faf03ed
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: >-
      https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IN3TTBO5KSGWE5IRIKDJ5JSQRH7ANNXE/
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202006-03'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200611-0001/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuApr2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujan2022.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2020.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuoct2021.html'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html'
    label: 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.11334
epssPercentile: 0.95904
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T09:24:26.056Z'
---

## Overview

Perl before 5.30.3 on 32-bit platforms allows a heap-based buffer overflow because nested regular expression quantifiers have an integer overflow.

## Affected

- `perl < 5.30.3`
- `fedora = 31`
- `leap = 15.1`
- `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0.0.2.0`
- `communications_billing_and_revenue_management = 12.0.0.3.0`
- `communications_diameter_signaling_router >= 8.0.0, <= 8.5.0`
- `communications_eagle_application_processor >= 16.1.0, <= 16.4.0`
- `communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 10.1`
- `communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 10.2`
- `communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.7`
- `communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.8`
- `communications_eagle_lnp_application_processor = 46.9`
- `communications_lsms >= 13.1, <= 13.4`
- `communications_offline_mediation_controller = 12.0.0.3.0`
- `communications_performance_intelligence_center >= 10.3.0.0.0, <= 10.3.0.2.1`
- `communications_performance_intelligence_center >= 10.4.0.1.0, <= 10.4.0.3.1`
- `communications_pricing_design_center = 12.0.0.3.0`
- `configuration_manager = 12.1.2.0.8`
- `enterprise_manager_base_platform = 13.4.0.0`
- `sd-wan_edge = 8.2`
- `sd-wan_edge = 9.0`
- `sd-wan_edge = 9.1`
- `tekelec_platform_distribution >= 7.4.0, <= 7.7.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `perl 5.30.3`
