CVE-2018-18312

Summary

CVECVE-2018-18312
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-05 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:55:00 UTC
DescriptionPerl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-119

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 14.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 16.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.04 All All All
Operating System Canonical Ubuntu Linux 18.10 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Operating System Debian Debian Linux 9.0 All All All
Application Netapp E-series Santricity Os Controller All All All All
Application Netapp Snapcenter - All All All
Application Netapp Snapcenter - All All All
Application Netapp Snapdrive - All All All
Application Netapp Snapdrive - All All All
Application Netapp Snap Creator Framework - All All All
Application Netapp Snap Creator Framework - All All All
Application Perl Perl All All All All
Application Perl Perl All All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 6.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.0 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.4 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.5 All All All
Operating System Redhat Enterprise Linux 7.6 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Bug #133423 for perl5: [CVE-2018-18312] regcomp: heap-buffer-overflow write / reg_node overrun (perl-5.28.0, 5.26.2) CONFIRM rt.perl.org Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Oracle Critical Patch Update Advisory - July 2020 MISC www.oracle.com
Perl: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201909-01) — Gentoo security GENTOO security.gentoo.org
1646734 – (CVE-2018-18312) CVE-2018-18312 perl: Heap-based buffer overflow in S_handle_regex_sets() CONFIRM bugzilla.redhat.com Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Debian -- Security Information -- DSA-4347-1 perl DEBIAN www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
perldelta - what is new for perl v5.28.1 - metacpan.org CONFIRM metacpan.org Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: perl-5.28.1-425.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists lists.fedoraproject.org
December 2018 PERL Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
perldelta - what is new for perl v5.26.3 - metacpan.org CONFIRM metacpan.org Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: perl-5.28.1-425.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists FEDORA lists.fedoraproject.org Product, Release Notes
Red Hat Customer Portal REDHAT access.redhat.com Third Party Advisory
Perl CVE-2018-18312 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Perl Function Integer/Heap Overflows Let Local Users Obtain Potentially Sensitive Information or Remote Users Execute Arbitrary Code in Certain Cases - SecurityTracker SECTRACK www.securitytracker.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
USN-3834-1: Perl vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices UBUNTU usn.ubuntu.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 296087 Oracle Solaris 11.4 Support Repository Update (SRU) 8.1.5 Missing (CPUAPR2019)
  • 500525 Alpine Linux Security Update for perl
  • 504286 Alpine Linux Security Update for perl
  • 710131 Gentoo Linux Perl Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201909-01)
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