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 |
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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 |