CVE-2018-18312
perl: Heap-based buffer overflow in S_handle_regex_sets()
Severity Score
9.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.
Perl, en versiones anteriores a la 5.26.3 y versiones 5.28.0 anteriores a la 5.28.1, tiene un desbordamiento de búfer mediante una expresión regular manipulada que desencadena operaciones inválidas de escritura.
Jayakrishna Menon discovered that Perl incorrectly handled Perl_my_setenv. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. Eiichi Tsukata discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 18.10. Various other issues were also addressed.
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Timeline
- 2018-10-14 CVE Reserved
- 2018-11-30 CVE Published
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-05 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
- CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CAPEC
References (15)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106179 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042181 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://metacpan.org/changes/release/SHAY/perl-5.26.3 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://metacpan.org/changes/release/SHAY/perl-5.28.1 | Third Party Advisory | |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0003 | Third Party Advisory |
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| https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html | X_refsource_misc |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=133423 | 2024-08-05 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Perl Search vendor "Perl" | Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" | < 5.26.3 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " < 5.26.3" | - |
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| Perl Search vendor "Perl" | Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" | >= 5.28.0 < 5.28.1 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " >= 5.28.0 < 5.28.1" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 18.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "18.10" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 9.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "9.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "6.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.0" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.4 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.4" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.5 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.5" | - |
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| Redhat Search vendor "Redhat" | Enterprise Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" | 7.6 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Enterprise Linux" and version "7.6" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | E-series Santricity Os Controller Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller" | >= 11.0 <= 11.40 Search vendor "Netapp" for product "E-series Santricity Os Controller" and version " >= 11.0 <= 11.40" | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Snap Creator Framework Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snap Creator Framework" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Snapcenter Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapcenter" | - | - |
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| Netapp Search vendor "Netapp" | Snapdrive Search vendor "Netapp" for product "Snapdrive" | - | unix |
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