CVE-2012-5195

Publication date 10 October 2012

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

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.

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Status

Show unmaintained releases

No maintained releases are affected by this CVE.

Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
perl	12.10 quantal	Fixed 5.14.2-13ubuntu0.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 5.14.2-6ubuntu2.2
	11.10 oneiric	Fixed 5.12.4-4ubuntu0.1
	11.04 natty	Ignored end of life
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 5.10.1-8ubuntu2.2
	8.04 LTS hardy	Fixed 5.8.8-12ubuntu0.7

Notes

jdstrand

Debian bug has reproducer

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
perl	Other: b675304

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)