CVE-2012-6329
The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl before 5.17.7 does not properly handle backslashes and fully qualified method names during compilation of bracket notation, which allows context-dependent attackers to…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 63.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl before 5.17.7 does not properly handle backslashes and fully qualified method names during compilation of bracket notation, which allows context-dependent attackers to execute arbitrary commands via crafted input to an application that accepts translation strings from users, as demonstrated by the TWiki application before 5.1.3, and the Foswiki application 1.0.x through 1.0.10 and 1.1.x through 1.1.6.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 63.74% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 2 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 23 December 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- perl/perl
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 63.7% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (2)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=695224
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187746/
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187763/
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/4
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/pod/perl5177delta.pod
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1735f6f53ca19f99c6e9e39496c486af323ba6a8Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2099-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884354
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0032
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=695224
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187746/
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187763/
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/4
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/pod/perl5177delta.pod
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1735f6f53ca19f99c6e9e39496c486af323ba6a8Patch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.