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CVE-2018-18311

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 11.7%EU EUVD

Perl before 5.26.3 and 5.28.x before 5.28.1 has a buffer overflow via a crafted regular expression that triggers invalid write operations.

Key facts

CVSS score
9.8 (v3.0)
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-190
EPSS score
11.7% (96th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2018-10044)
Published
December 7, 2018
NVD last modified
June 17, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-10044 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • apple / mac os x
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • canonical / ubuntu linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • debian / debian linux
  • fedoraproject / fedora
  • mcafee / web gateway
  • netapp / e-series santricity os controller
  • netapp / snap creator framework
  • netapp / snapcenter
  • netapp / snapdriver
  • perl / perl
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux
  • redhat / enterprise linux desktop
  • redhat / enterprise linux eus
  • redhat / enterprise linux server
  • redhat / enterprise linux server aus
  • redhat / enterprise linux server tus
  • redhat / enterprise linux workstation
  • redhat / openshift container platform

Certified products that may be affected

10 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

See all 10 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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CVE-2018-18311: CRITICAL severity (CVSS 9.8)