Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-6797
An issue was discovered in Perl 5.18 through 5.26. A crafted regular expression can cause a heap-based buffer overflow, with control over the bytes written.
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Probability:7.42%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| debian | debian_linux | 8.0, 9.0 |
| perl | perl | all |
| canonical | ubuntu_linux | 16.04, 17.10 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_server | 7.0, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6 |
| redhat | enterprise_linux_workstation | 6.0, 7.0 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
7.425%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-02-06T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2018-04-17T20:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-04-14 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T06:10:11 |
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