vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-3478-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-3478-1",
  "summary": "perl vulnerabilities",
  "details": "Jakub Wilk discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular\nexpressions. An attacker could use this issue to cause Perl to crash,\nresulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.\n(CVE-2017-12837, CVE-2017-12883)\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12837",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2017-12883"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2017-11-13T12:59:19Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-22T07:36:34Z",
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        "availability": "No subscription required"
      },
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      },
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  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3478-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-12837"
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}