Perl XSLoader Relative Path Error Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges
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SecurityTracker Alert ID: 1036260 |
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SecurityTracker URL: https://securitytracker.com/id/1036260
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CVE Reference:
CVE-2016-6185
(Links to External Site)
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Date: Jul 9 2016
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Impact:
Execution of arbitrary code via local system, User access via local system
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Fix Available: Yes Vendor Confirmed: Yes
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Description:
A vulnerability was reported in Perl. A local user can obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
A local user can supply specially crafted data to the XSLoader component to load arbitrary code from the current working directory, even if the current directory has been excluded from @INC.
Jakub Wilk reported this vulnerability.
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Impact:
A local user with access to the current working directory can cause arbitrary code to be executed from the current working directory.
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Solution:
The vendor has issued a source code fix, available at:
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commit/08e3451d7b3b714ad63a27f1b9c2a23ee75d15ee
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Vendor URL: www.perl.org/ (Links to External Site)
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Cause:
Access control error
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Underlying OS: Linux (Any), UNIX (Any), Windows (Any)
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