CVE-2012-5195
highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.049 · 92 %ileEUFRUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.4–7.5
weaknesses
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affected products (9)
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advisories (1)
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- CERTFR-2026-AVI-1385Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMwareFrançais2026-10-26vendor · certfrFR
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (40)
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- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44cnnvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457cnnvd
- http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.htmlcnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1cnnvd
- http://www.perl.org/Patchcnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287cnnvd
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1cnnvd
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