CVE-2017-12814 describes a critical stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the CPerlHost::Add method within Perl for Windows, affecting versions before 5.24.3-RC1 and 5.26.1-RC1. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code remotely by supplying a specially crafted, long environment variable. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it poses a high risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but its EPSS score is low, suggesting a minimal likelihood of exploitation. Currently, there is no public exploit code available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage are also absent, suggesting a low profile for this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.24.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.26.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.26.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.