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CVE-2017-12814

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long environment variable.

  • Published: Sep 28, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2017-12814
  • 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 - 5.24.2.x
perl / perl 5.26.0 5.26.0.x