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DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12883
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-12883
PUBLISHED
CVSS 9.100000381469727 CRITICAL
Buffer overflow in the S_grok_bslash_N function in regcomp.c in Perl 5 before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information or cause a denial of service (application crash) via a crafted regular expression with an invalid '\N{U+...}' escape.
Risk Scores
CVSS v3.0
9.100000381469727
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
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
- Sep 19, 2017 CVE Published
- Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated