DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195

Advisory lineage Upstream: 1 Downstream: 1
Upstream
CVE-2012-5195
Downstream
DSA-2586-1
Published: 18 Dec 2012, 00:55
Last modified:28 Apr 2026, 20:12

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
minimal
0/100
CVSS Score
No data
EPSS Score
No data
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

18 Dec 2012, 00:55
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
28 Apr 2026, 20:12
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

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.

Affected Systems

  • debian•perl

    < 5.14.2-14 | < 5.14.2-14 | < 5.14.2-14 | < 5.14.2-14

References (1)