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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-18313

Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer over-read via a crafted regular expression that triggers disclosure of sensitive information from process memory.

CRITICAL 9.1EPSS 9.52%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (9.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer over-read via a crafted regular expression that triggers disclosure of sensitive information from process memory.

CVSS 3.0
9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
EPSS
9.52% probability · 95th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-125
Affected
perl/perl · canonical/ubuntu linux · debian/debian linux · redhat/enterprise linux · netapp/e-series santricity os controller · netapp/snap creator framework · netapp/snapcenter · netapp/snapdrive · apple/mac os x
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.