Description
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.
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Remediation
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3982-1 | perl security update |
EUVD |
EUVD-2017-4407 | 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. |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3478-1 | Perl vulnerabilities |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-3478-2 | Perl vulnerability |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T18:51:06.922Z
Reserved: 2017-08-16T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2017-12883
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Status : Modified
Published: 2017-09-19T18:29:00.197
Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
Link: CVE-2017-12883
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Debian DSA
EUVD
Ubuntu USN