CVE-2017-12814

moderate-risk
Published 2017-09-28

Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.x before 5.26.1-RC1 on Windows allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long environment variable.

Do I need to act?

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6.1% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (2)

Affected Vendors

48
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 9/34 · Low
Exposure 7/34 · Low