CVE-2017-12883
"Perl Buffer Overflow"
Description
Buffer overflow in the S_grok_bslash_N function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression with an invalid '\N{U+...}' escape.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 19, 2017, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 15, 2020, 3:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2017-12883 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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-2017-12883.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/source/lang-base/perl/patches/CVE-2017-12883.patch | Patch Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3982 | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100852 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492093 | Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/2be4edede4ae226e2eebd4eff28cedd2041f300f#patch1 | Patch Vendor Advisory |
| 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=131598 | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/ | |
| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html |
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CVE-2017-12883 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2017-12883 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 [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] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Nov. 05, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3982 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 04, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description Buffer overflow in the regular expression parser in PERL before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) or leak data from memory via vectors involving use of RExC_parse in the vFAIL macro. Buffer overflow in the S_grok_bslash_N function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression with an invalid '\N{U+...}' escape. Added Reference https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131598 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/2be4edede4ae226e2eebd4eff28cedd2041f300f#patch1 No Types Assigned https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/2be4edede4ae226e2eebd4eff28cedd2041f300f#patch1 Patch, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100852 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100852 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492093 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492093 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry 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://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/source/lang-base/perl/patches/CVE-2017-12883.patch No Types Assigned http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/source/lang-base/perl/patches/CVE-2017-12883.patch Patch, Third Party Advisory Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.24.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) *cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 23, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://mirror.cucumberlinux.com/cucumber/cucumber-1.0/source/lang-base/perl/patches/CVE-2017-12883.patch [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2017-12883 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2017-12883
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Exploit Prediction
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2.41 }} 0.14%
score
0.90127
percentile