CVE-2013-7422 describes an integer underflow vulnerability in the regcomp.c component of Perl, affecting versions prior to 5.20, including those used in Apple OS X before 10.10.5. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or trigger a denial of service through a crafted regular expression containing a long digit string and an invalid backreference. With a CVSS score of 7.5, this vulnerability is considered high severity, requiring no authentication and low attack complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there known public exploits or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 10.10.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:apple:mac_os_x:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.18.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.18.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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