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CVE-2017-12814

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 Wind…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
9.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
7.0%
percentile 94%
Public exploits
0
none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

6.98% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.09.8CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD2.07.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

  • securityfocus.com /bid/101051 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • oracle.com /security-alerts/cpujul2020.html · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
  • rt.perl.org /Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • perl5.git.perl.org /perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • perl5.git.perl.org /perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • security.netapp.com /advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/ · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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