{"id":"MGASA-2018-0049","summary":"Updated perl packages fix security vulnerability","details":"Jakub Wilk reported a heap buffer overflow flaw in the regular expression\ncompiler, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via a\nspecially crafted regular expression with the case-insensitive modifier\n(CVE-2017-12837).\n\nJakub Wilk reported a buffer over-read flaw in the regular expression\nparser, allowing a remote attacker to cause a denial of service or\ninformation leak (CVE-2017-12883).\n","modified":"2026-01-30T08:21:47.324519Z","published":"2018-01-03T15:50:51Z","related":["CVE-2017-12837","CVE-2017-12883"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0049.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=21752"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-3982"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"perl","ecosystem":"Mageia:6","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/perl?arch=source&distro=mageia-6"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.22.3-3.1.mga6"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2018-0049.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}