CVE-2012-5195 in Perl
Summary
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.
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Reservation
09/28/2012
Disclosure
12/17/2012
Entries
VulDB provides additional information and datapoints for this CVE:
| ID | Vulnerability | CWE | Exp | Cou | CVE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63193 | Perl util.c Perl_repeatcpy memory corruption | 119 | Not defined | Official fix | CVE-2012-5195 |