VDB
CVE-2018-6913
CVE-2018-6913
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.800000190734863 CRITICAL
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary code via a large item count.
EPSS 10.67% · 95.7th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.0
9.800000190734863
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
10.67%
95.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | perl | 0, 5.14.2-21build1, 5.18.1-4 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | perl | 5.20.2-6, 5.22.1-3, 5.22.1-9 |
Timeline
- CVE Published
- Oct 31, 2018 PoC Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 17, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2025 EPSS Score
- Mar 30, 2025 EPSS Score
- Jun 19, 2025 EPSS Score
- Oct 1, 2025 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-6913 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6913 third-party-advisory