CVE-2017-12837

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.

Weakness classification

• CWE-119: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

Primary references

• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org — Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org
• cve@mitre.org
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
• af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry