CVE-2012-5195
Apache Perl Heap-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Dec. 18, 2012, 12:55 a.m.
Last Modified :
April 11, 2025, 12:51 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
6.4
Exploitability Score :
10.0
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CVE-2012-5195.
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CVE-2012-5195 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673 Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 Added Reference http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44 Added Reference http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586 Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 Added Reference http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2 Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1 Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287 Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 Added Reference https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 03, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Dec. 18, 2012
Action Type Old Value New Value
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2012-5195 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2012-5195
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
1.74 }} -5.41%
score
0.80855
percentile