perl: possible arbitrary code execution via Locale::Maketext
Published Jan 4, 2013
7.5
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 63.49%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 5.16.2
- 5.10
- 5.10.0
- 5.10.0
- 5.10.0
- 5.10.1
- 5.10.1
- 5.10.1
- 5.11.0
- 5.11.1
- 5.11.2
- 5.11.3
- 5.11.4
- 5.11.5
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.0
- 5.12.1
- 5.12.1
- 5.12.1
- 5.12.2
- 5.12.2
- 5.12.3
- 5.12.3
- 5.12.3
- 5.12.3
- 5.13.0
- 5.13.1
- 5.13.2
- 5.13.3
- 5.13.4
- 5.13.5
- 5.13.6
- 5.13.7
- 5.13.8
- 5.13.9
- 5.13.10
- 5.13.11
- 5.14.0
- 5.14.0
- 5.14.0
- 5.14.0
- 5.14.1
- 5.14.2
- 5.14.3
- 5.16.0
- 5.16.1
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl-4:5.8.8-40.el5_9
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4
Fixed · RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Hardened Images
perl-main-1.03-524.hum1
Fixed · RHSA-2026:6206
OpenShift Enterprise 1
perl
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl-4:5.8.8-40.el5_9 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0685 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4 | Fixed | RHSA-2013:0685 |
| Red Hat Hardened Images | perl-main-1.03-524.hum1 | Fixed | RHSA-2026:6206 |
| OpenShift Enterprise 1 | perl | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 63.49% (0.63488) | 99.19th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 63.49% (0.63488) | 99.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 61.60% (0.61604) | 99.05th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 19, 2026 | 81.97% (0.81971) | 99.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2025 | 83.71% (0.83706) | 99.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 6, 2025 | 82.00% (0.81996) | 99.14th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 66.71% (0.66706) | 98.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 75.48% (0.75483) | 98.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 66.71% (0.66706) | 98.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 58.02% (0.58020) | 97.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 30, 2024 | 58.97% (0.58969) | 97.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 29, 2024 | 59.22% (0.59224) | 97.47th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 25, 2023 | 50.72% (0.50721) | 97.21th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 23, 2023 | 47.80% (0.47801) | 96.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2023 | 52.04% (0.52042) | 97.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 42.49% (0.42487) | 96.71th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 83.23% (0.83233) | 99.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Dec 18, 2022 | 83.23% (0.83233) | 99.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 15, 2022 | 84.01% (0.84006) | 99.60th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Jun 8, 2022 | 84.97% (0.84970) | 99.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 86.09% (0.86087) | 99.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (20)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=695224 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187746/ mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://code.activestate.com/lists/perl5-porters/187763/ mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10735 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/12/11/4 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/blob/HEAD:/pod/perl5177delta.pod x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/1735f6f53ca19f99c6e9e39496c486af323ba6a8 x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2013-0685.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_id=30219695 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://twiki.org/cgi-bin/view/Codev/SecurityAlert-CVE-2012-6329 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2013:113 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/ovmbulletinjul2016-3090546.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/56950 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2099-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-6329 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=884354 x_refsource_MISCIssue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-6329
- https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Support/Advisories/MGASA-2013-0032 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-6329
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