Unscored severity · published Dec 18, 2012
CVE-2012-5195
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…
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CVSS
4.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.9% · higher than 92% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PE
Perl · Perl
5.12.0; 5.12.0; 5.12.0; 5.12.0; 5.12.0; 5.12.0; +17 more · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-5195
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-5195
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
kb.juniper.net
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
Patch
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44
rhn.redhat.com
http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/51457
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