CVE-2016-6185
Publication date 2 August 2016
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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.
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
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perl | ||
16.04 LTS xenial |
Fixed 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3
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14.04 LTS trusty |
Fixed 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4
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Severity score breakdown
Parameter | Value |
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Base score | 7.8 · High |
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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-3625-1
- Perl vulnerabilities
- 16 April 2018
- USN-3625-2
- Perl vulnerabilities
- 17 April 2018