CVE-2012-5195
perl - several
EPSS 5.3%
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.
How to fix CVE-2012-5195
To remediate CVE-2012-5195, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.14.2-14 or later
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.10.1-17squeeze4 or later
Is CVE-2012-5195 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.3%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.14.2-14
- from 0, < 5.10.1-17squeeze4