SB2013011706 - Heap-based buffer overflow in perl (Alpine package)
Published: January 17, 2013 Updated: December 21, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2013011706
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2012-5195)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error 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. A remote attacker can use the to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=bccddbca35ceb6c4efdeddf20c7dfac0db3e0895
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=95aad47301ea8b47b657b1b19f391ba58a07bf91
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=29aaa3b1df0480eca7eb2edd7e8394c765b061f0
- https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=35e0f3007d2d9dfccce1e2bcd5867272e3c23347