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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 attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the 'x' string repeat operator.

  • Published: Dec 18, 2012
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2012-5195
  • Severity: High
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: High
  • Score: 7.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
perl / perl 5.14.1 5.14.1.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc1 5.12.0-rc1.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc4 5.12.0-rc4.x
perl / perl 5.12.4 5.12.4.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc3 5.12.0-rc3.x
perl / perl 5.12.1-rc1 5.12.1-rc1.x
perl / perl 5.14.0-rc2 5.14.0-rc2.x
perl / perl 5.12.3-rc3 5.12.3-rc3.x
perl / perl 5.12.3 5.12.3.x
perl / perl 5.12.1-rc2 5.12.1-rc2.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc2 5.12.0-rc2.x
perl / perl 5.14.0 5.14.0.x
perl / perl 5.12.0 5.12.0.x
perl / perl 5.12.3-rc1 5.12.3-rc1.x
perl / perl 5.12.2 5.12.2.x
perl / perl 5.14.0-rc1 5.14.0-rc1.x
perl / perl 5.14.0-rc3 5.14.0-rc3.x
perl / perl 5.14.2 5.14.2.x
perl / perl 5.12.3-rc2 5.12.3-rc2.x
perl / perl 5.12.2-rc1 5.12.2-rc1.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc0 5.12.0-rc0.x
perl / perl 5.12.0-rc5 5.12.0-rc5.x
perl / perl 5.12.1 5.12.1.x