CVE-2017-12837
High
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the S_regatom 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 cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a regular expression with a '\N{}' escape and the case-insensitive modifier.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.5
Exploit probability—
Product
Perl
PublishedSep 19, 2017
First seenSep 19, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| perl perl | v ≤ 5.24.2, 5.26.0 | — |
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