CVE-2016-6185
HIGH severity · CVSS 7.8
7.8CVSS HIGH
Summary
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.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorLocal
Attack complexityLow
Privileges requiredLow
User interactionNone
Confidentiality impactHigh
Integrity impactHigh
Availability impactHigh
Exploit probability (EPSS)1%
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix promptly. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlAdvisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260Advisory
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/