9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2017-12814
Oracle Perl Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.

Last Modified :

July 15, 2020, 3:15 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-12814 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 Perl perl
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2017-12814.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1 Release Notes Vendor Advisory
https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665 Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2017-12814 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-12814 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]

    Jul. 15, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 28, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 06, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1 No Types Assigned https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665 No Types Assigned https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1 No Types Assigned https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 30, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051 [No Types Assigned]
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.
Exploit Prediction

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

1.49 }} -0.02%

score

0.85248

percentile

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