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DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195
DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.300000190734863 CRITICAL
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.
Risk Scores
CVSS v4.0
9.300000190734863
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:11 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:14 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
| Debian:13 | perl | 0, 0, 0 |
Timeline
- Dec 18, 2012 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated