CVE-2012-5195
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2012-5195 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | mitre |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2012-12-18 00:55:01 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
NetworkAccess Complexity
LowAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
PartialIntegrity
PartialAvailability
PartialAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc0 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc4 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.0 | rc5 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.1 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.1 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.2 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.3 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.3 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.3 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.12.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.0 | rc1 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.0 | rc2 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.0 | rc3 | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Perl | Perl | 5.14.2 | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| maint-5.12, maint-5.14, and CVE-2012-5195 - nntp.perl.org | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.nntp.perl.org | |
| Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352 - Mageia wiki | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | wiki.mageia.org | |
| Oracle VM Server for x86 Bulletin - July 2016 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.oracle.com | |
| Juniper Networks - 2015-04 Security Bulletin: IDP: Multiple vulnerabilities addressed by third party software updates. | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| oss-security - Re: Medium severity flaw with Perl 5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| Support / Security / Advisories / / MDVSA-2013:113 | Mandriva | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.mandriva.com | |
| About Secunia Research | Flexera | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - Medium severity flaw with Perl 5 | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| perl5.git.perl.org Git | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | perl5.git.perl.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| USN-1643-1: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.ubuntu.com | |
| Juniper Networks - 2015-10 Security Bulletin: CTPView: Multiple Vulnerabilities in CTPView | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| 2016-04 Security Bulletin: CTP Series: Multiple vulnerabilities in CTP Series - Juniper Networks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | kb.juniper.net | |
| Perl CVE-2012-5195 Heap-Based Memory Corruption Vulnerability | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securityfocus.com | |
| Security Advisory SA55314 - Oracle Solaris Perl Multiple Vulnerabilities - Secunia | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-2586-1 perl | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.debian.org | |
| Red Hat Customer Portal | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | rhn.redhat.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.