CVE-2012-5195

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.

Predictions

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

References

• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
• http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
• http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44
• http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
• http://secunia.com/advisories/51457
• http://secunia.com/advisories/55314
• http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113
• http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1
• http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287
• http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
• https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5195

CWEs

CWE-119