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TI-2012-05140 Aliases CVE-2012-6329GHSA-g4g2-w92h-7fjc

The _compile function in Maketext.pm in the Locale::Maketext implementation in Perl…

Priority HIGH 68CWE-94Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-94.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.63738 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Red Hat: 3 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 1 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 51

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.16.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.0 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.1 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.10.1 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.1VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.16.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.10.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.10.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
Show 41 more CPE
CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.11.5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.0 rc5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.1 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.1 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.2 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.3 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.3 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.12.3 rc3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.4VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.5VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.6VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.7VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.8VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.9VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.10VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.13.11VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.0 rc1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.0 rc2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.0 rc3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.1VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.2VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.14.3VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.16.0VulnerablePerl
cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.16.1VulnerablePerl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.11.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.11.5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc0:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.0:rc5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.0 rc5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.1 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.1:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.1 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.2:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.2 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.3 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.3 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.12.3:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.12.3 rc3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.4 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.5 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.6 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.7 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.8 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.9:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.9 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.10 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.13.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.13.11 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.0 rc2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.0:rc3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.0 rc3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.1 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.2 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.14.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.14.3 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.16.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.16.0 Vulnerable ·Perl
  • cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:5.16.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.16.1 Vulnerable ·Perl

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2026:80394 Released 2026-10-11 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images perl-5.42.2-525.2.hum1@aarch64, perl-5.42.2-525.2.hum1@s390x, perl-5.42.2-525.2.hum1@src +47
  • RHSA-2026:6206 Released 2026-03-30 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    Red Hat Hardened Images RPMs bug fix and enhancement update
    • Red Hat Hardened Images perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@aarch64, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@src, perl-5.42.2-524.hum1@x86_64 +47
  • RHSA-2013:0685 Released 2013-03-26 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    perl security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) perl-4:5.8.8-40.el5_9, perl-4:5.8.8-40.el5_9.i386, perl-4:5.8.8-40.el5_9.ia64 +5
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6) perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Extract-1:0.38-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Tar-1.58-130.el6_4 +43
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6) perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Extract-1:0.38-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Tar-1.58-130.el6_4 +43
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6) perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Extract-1:0.38-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Tar-1.58-130.el6_4 +45
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6) perl-4:5.10.1-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Extract-1:0.38-130.el6_4, perl-Archive-Tar-1.58-130.el6_4 +43

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
OpenShift Enterprise 1AffectedNo fix yet
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)Fixed RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux HPC Node (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 6)Fixed RHSA-2013:0685
Red Hat Hardened ImagesFixed RHSA-2026:6206, RHSA-2026:80394

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-6329
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g4g2-w92h-7fjc
  3. 2026-10-12 Fix available: RHSA-2026:80394 · Red Hat
  4. 2026-10-12 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 12

  • TI-2022-24100 In Perl 5.34.0, function S_find_uninit_var in sv.c has a stack-based crash that can lead… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12932 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.0 before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12931 Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.x before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-05049 Heap-based buffer overflow in the pack function in Perl before 5.26.2 allows… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09493 Stack-based buffer overflow in the CPerlHost::Add method in win32/perlhost.h in Perl… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-12934 Perl before 5.26.3 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
See all 45 →

Sources

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