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.

Remediation

References

CVE-2012-5195

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Severity

High

Classification

CVE-2012-5195 CWE-119

Tags

Missing Update Known Vulnerabilities