CVE-2017-20230

CRITICALNVD 10.010.0—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 10.0 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-04-21. NVD baseline CVSS 10.0; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
10.0EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 10.0Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

A fix is available — apply it.

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.

CVSS v3
10.0
EG Score
10.0(medium)
EG Risk
45(Track)
EG Risk 45/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity100% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
49%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 21, 2026

Last Modified

April 22, 2026

Advisory Details (6)

Auto-updated Sep 19, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

oss-security - CVE-2017-20230: Storable versions before 3.05 for Perl has a stack overflow

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/21/5
generic

[perl #130635] [PATCH] Stack overflow in Storable retrieve_hook - nntp.perl.org

https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242703.html
generic

[perl #130635] [PATCH] Stack overflow in Storable retrieve_hook - nntp.perl.org

https://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2017/01/msg242533.html
generic

ChangeLog - metacpan.org

https://metacpan.org/release/RURBAN/Storable-3.05/changes
generic

[PATCH] Stack overflow in Storable retrieve_hook · Issue #15831 · Perl/perl5 · GitHub

https://github.com/Perl/perl5/issues/15831
generic
https://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/a258c17c6937f79529c8319a829310e09cdbd216.patch

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2017-20230(2)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Patch Availability(1)

Vendor / EcosystemFixed in / PatchReleasedSource
redhatperl-storable-main-3.37-522.1.hum12026-04-10redhat

Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.

Affected Packages

(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.28.0-3—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.28.0-3—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.28.0-3—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.28.0-3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 6× in last 7d / 21× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

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  1. 2026-09-18 19:22 UTCEPSS rescore
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2017-20230?
CVE-2017-20230 is a critical vulnerability published on April 21, 2026. 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.
When was CVE-2017-20230 disclosed?
CVE-2017-20230 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 21, 2026, with the most recent update on April 22, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2017-20230 actively exploited?
CVE-2017-20230 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 50.8% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2017-20230?
CVE-2017-20230 has a CVSS v3 base score of 10.0 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2017-20230?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2017-20230, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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