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CVE-2016-6185 Affecting perl package, versions <5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Confidentiality High
    Integrity High
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (10th percentile)
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NVD
7.8 high
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Red Hat
7.3 high

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU1604-PERL-327675
  • published 2 Aug 2016
  • disclosed 2 Aug 2016
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Introduced: 2 Aug 2016

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How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 perl to version 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

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