CVE-2016-6185 Affecting perl package, versions <5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.79% (52nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-PERL-327674
  • published2 Aug 2016
  • disclosed2 Aug 2016

Introduced: 2 Aug 2016

CVE-2016-6185  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 perl to version 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4 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:14.04 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.

CVSS Base Scores

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