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CVE-2012-5195
Published: Dec 18, 2012
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
MDVSA-2013:113
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
[perl.perl5.porters] 20121010 maint-5.12, maint-5.14, and CVE-2012-5195
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352
x_refsource_CONFIRM
55314
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-1643-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
DSA-2586
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
[oss-security] 20121026 Medium severity flaw with Perl 5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
56287
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
[oss-security] 20121027 Re: Medium severity flaw with Perl 5
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
RHSA-2013:0685
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
x_refsource_CONFIRM
51457
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
x_refsource_CONFIRM
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