VDB
CVE-2018-6798
CVE-2018-6798
PUBLISHED
CVSS 7.5 HIGH
An issue was discovered in Perl 5.22 through 5.26. Matching a crafted locale dependent regular expression can cause a heap-based buffer over-read and potentially information disclosure.
EPSS 3.93% · 90.0th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
7.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS Score
3.93%
90.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | perl | 5.20.2-6, 5.22.1-3, 0 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 24, 2019 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2025 EPSS Score
- Apr 3, 2025 EPSS Score
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- Apr 15, 2025 EPSS Score
- May 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6798 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6798 third-party-advisory