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High
CVE-2012-5195
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Perl_repeatcpy function in util.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the Perl_repeatcpy function in util.c in Perl 5.12.x before 5.12.5, 5.14.x before 5.14.3, and 5.15.x before 15.15.5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the 'x' string repeat operator.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113
- http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
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Vulnerable Versions:
5.12.0, 5.12.1, 5.12.2, 5.12.3, 5.12.4, 5.14.0, 5.14.1, 5.14.2
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 18th, 2012
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.