7.5
HIGH
CVE-2013-7422
Apple Perl Integer Underflow Regular Expression Code Execution
Description

Integer underflow in regcomp.c in Perl before 5.20, as used in Apple OS X before 10.10.5 and other products, allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a long digit string associated with an invalid backreference within a regular expression.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 16, 2015, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Dec. 22, 2016, 2:59 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2013-7422 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2013-7422 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Apple mac_os_x
1 Perl perl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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CoreOS Clair Lab - aimed at easily toying around Clair

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Born at : Feb. 24, 2016, 12:22 p.m. This repo has been linked 18 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2013-7422 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2013-7422 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.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 22, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201507-11 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 03, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2916-1 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 28, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75704 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Translated by [email protected]

    Aug. 27, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Translation Desbordamiento de enteros en regcomp.c en Perl en versiones anteriores a 5.20, tal como se utiliza en Apple OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.10.5 y otros productos, permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de una cadena larga de dígitos asociados con una referencia inversa no válida dentro de una expresión regular.
    Added Translation Desbordamiento inferior de enteros en regcomp.c en Perl en versiones anteriores a 5.20, tal como se utiliza en Apple OS X en versiones anteriores a 10.10.5 y otros productos, permite a atacantes dependientes del contexto ejecutar código arbitrario o causar una denegación de servicio (caída de aplicación) a través de una cadena larga de dígitos asociados con una referencia inversa no válida dentro de una expresión regular.
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:10.10.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html No Types Assigned http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2015/Aug/msg00001.html Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 No Types Assigned https://support.apple.com/kb/HT205031 Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-189
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

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0.82486

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