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    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 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.

    Published:Dec 4, 2012
    Last Modified:Apr 11, 2025
    EPS:Jan 4, 2013
    EPSS Score:0.81996
    CVSS Score:7.5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl
    Vendor
    Redhat
    Product
    Enterprise Linux

    Exploits

    https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23580https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23579

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    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/1735f6f53ca19f99c6e9e39496c486af323ba6a8
    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/1735f6f53ca19f99c6e9e39496c486af323ba6a8
    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

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