Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.831763
Category:	Mandrake Local Security Checks
Title:	Mandriva Update for perl MDVSA-2013:005 (perl)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl'; package(s) announced via the referenced advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'perl' package(s) announced via the referenced advisory. Vulnerability Insight: A vulnerability has been found and corrected in perl: Heap-based buffer overflow in the Perl_repeatcpy function in util.c in Perl 5.12.x before 5.12.5, 5.14.x before 5.14.3, and 5.15.x before 15.15.5 allows context-dependent attackers to cause a denial of service (memory consumption and crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code via the & 'x' string repeat operator (CVE-2012-5195). The updated packages have been patched to correct this issue. Affected Software/OS: perl on Mandriva Linux 2011.0, Mandriva Enterprise Server 5.2 Solution: Please Install the Updated Packages. CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-5195 BugTraq ID: 56287 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56287 Debian Security Information: DSA-2586 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2012/dsa-2586 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/26/2 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/10/27/1 http://www.nntp.perl.org/group/perl.perl5.porters/2012/10/msg193886.html RedHat Security Advisories: RHSA-2013:0685 http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html http://secunia.com/advisories/51457 http://secunia.com/advisories/55314 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-1643-1
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