VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-6185
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.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.79%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.79%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.79% probability · 54th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- perl/perl · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · oracle/solaris · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- security@debian.org
References
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITYZJXQH24X2F2LAOQEQAC5KXLYJTJ76/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRIPTDA6XINBVEJXI2NGLKVEINBREHTN/
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/Third Party Advisory
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITYZJXQH24X2F2LAOQEQAC5KXLYJTJ76/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRIPTDA6XINBVEJXI2NGLKVEINBREHTN/
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.