CVE-2016-6185 Information

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 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Reference

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@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITYZJXQH24X2F2LAOQEQAC5KXLYJTJ76/ https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.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/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction Required

LOW

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

7.8