Heap-based buffer overflow in Perl

1) Heap-based buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32067

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 8.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-12837

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error 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. A remote attacker can use a regular expression with a 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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Perl: 0.5 - 5.30.3

External links

http://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3982
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/100860
http://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1492091
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/96c83ed78aeea1a0496dd2b2d935869a822dc8a5
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.24.3-RC1
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/log/refs/tags/v5.26.1-RC1
http://rt.perl.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=131582
http://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20180426-0001/
http://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.