CVE-2017-12837
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2017-12837 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2017-09-19 18:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2020-07-15 03:15:00 UTC |
| Description | Heap-based buffer overflow in the S_regatom function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a regular expression with a '\N{}' escape and the case-insensitive modifier. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-119
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perl 5 - perl.git/commitdiff | CONFIRM | perl5.git.perl.org | Patch, Vendor Advisory |
| perl5.git.perl.org Git | CONFIRM | perl5.git.perl.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 | MISC | www.oracle.com | |
| October 2017 Perl Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | CONFIRM | security.netapp.com | |
| Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-3982-1 perl | DEBIAN | www.debian.org | |
| Bug 1492091 – CVE-2017-12837 perl: Heap buffer overflow in regular expression compiler | CONFIRM | bugzilla.redhat.com | Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| perl5.git.perl.org Git | CONFIRM | perl5.git.perl.org | Release Notes, Vendor Advisory |
| Bug #131582 for perl5: [CVE-2017-12837]Heap overflow in Perl__to_fold_latin1 when compiling case-insensitive regexp | CONFIRM | rt.perl.org | |
| Perl CVE-2017-12837 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 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.