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    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.

    Published:Jun 30, 2016
    Last Modified:Apr 12, 2025
    EPS:Aug 2, 2016
    EPSS Score:0.00451
    CVSS Score:7.8

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Canonical
    Product
    Ubuntu Linux
    Vendor
    Debian
    Product
    Debian Linux
    Vendor
    Fedoraproject
    Product
    Fedora
    Vendor
    Oracle
    Product
    Solaris
    Vendor
    Perl
    Product
    Perl

    Exploits

    https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

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    References

    http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260
    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=115808
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
    http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7
    http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1
    http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5
    http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
    http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685
    http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260
    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=115808
    https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
    https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High