Buffer Overflow in Perl Affects Multiple Vendors
CVE-2018-18312

9.8CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor
Perl
Status
Perl
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 December 2018

Summary

Earlier versions of Perl, specifically those before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 prior to 5.28.1, are vulnerable to a buffer overflow that occurs when a crafted regular expression is processed. This vulnerability can lead to invalid write operations which may compromise the integrity and security of applications utilizing affected Perl versions.

References

https://www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4347
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106179
vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042181
vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK

EPSS Score

7% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.8
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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