CVE-2017-12814
highpriority · track · 41EPSS 0.070 · 94 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long environment variable.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
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affected products (3)
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also known as (3)
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references (18)
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- https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1cnnvd
- https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1cnnvd
- https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131665cnnvd
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/cnnvd
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101051enisa_euvd
- https://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1enisa_euvd
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