CVE-2012-5195

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…

published December 18, 2012

CVSS
—
EPSS
5%
Percentile
92.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.04877 · 92.0th percentile
Published
2012-12-18T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 DEC 00:00Z
    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…
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