CVE-2020-12723: Buffer Overflow
Published Jun 5, 2020
·Updated
Perl. This issue was addressed with improved checks.
Other sources
regcomp.c in Perl before 5.30.3 allows a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression because of recursive Sstudychunk calls.
— MITRE
Credit
Sergey Aleynikov
Affected Software
24 affected componentsFixes available
Apple macOS Catalina<10.15.6
10.15.6
Apple Mojave
Apple High Sierra
Perl Perl<5.30.3
NetApp OnCommand Workflow Automation
NetApp Snap Creator Framework
Fedoraproject Fedora=31
openSUSE Leap=15.1
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=12.0.0.2.0
Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management=12.0.0.3.0
Oracle Communications Diameter Signaling Router>=8.0.0<=8.5.0
Oracle Communications EAGLE Application Processor>=16.1.0<=16.4.0
Oracle Communications Eagle Lnp Application Processor=10.1
Oracle Communications Eagle Lnp Application Processor=10.2
Oracle Communications Lsms>=13.1<=13.4
Oracle Communications Offline Mediation Controller=12.0.0.3.0
Oracle Communications Performance Intelligence Center>=10.3.0.0.0<=10.3.0.2.1
Oracle Communications Performance Intelligence Center>=10.4.0.1.0<=10.4.0.3.1
Oracle Configuration Manager=12.1.2.0.8
Oracle Enterprise Manager Base Platform=13.4.0.0
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=8.2
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=9.0
Oracle SD-WAN Edge=9.1
Oracle Tekelec Platform Distribution>=7.4.0<=7.7.1
Remediation
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Event History
Jun 5, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:20 PM
Description
Jan 30, 2026
Data Sourced
via IBM·12:00 AM
DescriptionAffected Software
Peer vulnerabilities
Found alongside the following vulnerabilities.
- CVE-2020-9927
- CVE-2020-9884
- CVE-2020-9889
- CVE-2020-9888
- CVE-2020-9890
- CVE-2020-9891
- CVE-2020-9928
- CVE-2020-9929
- CVE-2020-9870
- CVE-2020-9866
- CVE-2020-9869
- CVE-2020-9949
- CVE-2020-9934
- CVE-2020-9883
- CVE-2020-9865
- CVE-2020-9900
- CVE-2020-9980
- CVE-2020-9799
- CVE-2020-9913
- CVE-2020-27933
- CVE-2020-11758
- CVE-2020-11759
- CVE-2020-11760
- CVE-2020-11761
- CVE-2020-11762
- CVE-2020-11763
- CVE-2020-11764
- CVE-2020-11765
- CVE-2020-9871
- CVE-2020-9872
- CVE-2020-9874
- CVE-2020-9879
- CVE-2020-9936
- CVE-2020-9937
- CVE-2020-9919
- CVE-2020-9876
- CVE-2020-9873
- CVE-2020-9938
- CVE-2020-9877
- CVE-2020-9875
- CVE-2020-9984
- CVE-2020-9887
- CVE-2020-9908
- CVE-2020-9990
- CVE-2020-9921
- CVE-2019-14899
- CVE-2020-9904
- CVE-2020-9924
- CVE-2020-9892
- CVE-2020-9863
- CVE-2020-9902
- CVE-2020-9905
- CVE-2020-9997
- CVE-2020-9926
- CVE-2020-9994
- CVE-2020-9935
- CVE-2019-19906
- CVE-2020-9920
- CVE-2020-9922
- CVE-2020-9885
- CVE-2020-9878
- CVE-2020-9880
- CVE-2020-9881
- CVE-2020-9882
- CVE-2020-9940
- CVE-2020-9985
- CVE-2020-12243
- CVE-2020-10878
- CVE-2020-12723
- CVE-2014-9512
- CVE-2020-9930
- CVE-2020-9939
- CVE-2020-9864
- CVE-2020-9868
- CVE-2020-9854
- CVE-2020-9901
- CVE-2019-20807
- CVE-2020-9898
- CVE-2020-9918
- CVE-2020-9899
- CVE-2020-9906
Frequently Asked Questions
1
What is CVE-2020-12723?
CVE-2020-12723 is a vulnerability in Perl that has been addressed with improved checks.
2
Which software is affected by CVE-2020-12723?
CVE-2020-12723 affects Apple macOS Catalina (up to version 10.15.6), Apple Mojave, and Apple High Sierra.
3
How can I fix CVE-2020-12723?
To fix CVE-2020-12723, update your software to the latest version provided by Apple.
4
Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-12723?
You can find more information about CVE-2020-12723 at the following link: [Apple Support](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211289)