Description
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.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
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n/aaffected
References
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html ↗
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 ↗
- http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html ↗
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10673 ↗
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2012-0352 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 ↗
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1 ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2 ↗
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/2709980d5a193ce6f3a16f0d19879a6560dcde44 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287 ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1 ↗
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html ↗
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 ↗
- http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 ↗
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 ↗