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
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 |