DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-5195
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2012-5195
Upstream
Published
2012-12-18T00:55:01.587Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:03:10.716266Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.14.2-14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.14.2-14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.14.2-14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / perl

Package

Name
perl
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/perl?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.14.2-14

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}