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CVE-2016-6185

Published: 2 August 2016

The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under the current working directory.

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

7.8

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
perl
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (5.22.2-2)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty
Released (5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4)
wily Ignored
(end of life)
xenial
Released (5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3)
yakkety Not vulnerable
(5.22.2-2)
zesty Not vulnerable
(5.22.2-2)
artful Not vulnerable
(5.22.2-2)
Patches:
upstream: http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/08e3451d7b3b714ad63a27f1b9c2a23ee75d15ee

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 7.8
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H