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
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
OS impact
Debian Fixed 5 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 5.14.2-14 |
| sid | Fixed | 5.14.2-14 |
| forky | Fixed | 5.14.2-14 |
| bullseye | Fixed | 5.14.2-14 |
| bookworm | Fixed | 5.14.2-14 |
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
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.