CVE-2012-5195

CVE Details

Release Date:2012-10-10

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.

See more information about CVE-2012-5195 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD


CVSS v2.0 metrics


NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score: 5.1 Base Metrics: AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector: Network Attack Complexity: High
Authentication: None required Confidentiality Impact: Partial
Integrity Impact: Partial Availability Impact: Partial

Errata information


PlatformErrataRelease Date
Oracle Linux version 5 (perl)ELSA-2013-06852013-03-26
Oracle Linux version 6 (perl)ELSA-2013-06852013-03-26
Oracle VM version 3.2 (perl)OVMSA-2016-00762016-06-20



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