CVE-2016-6185
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3625-1.tt
Severity Score
Exploit Likelihood
Affected Versions
Public Exploits
1Exploited in Wild
-Decision
Descriptions
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.
El método XSLoader::load en XSLoader en Perl no localiza adecuadamente archivos .so cuando se le llama en una cadena eval, lo que podría permitir a usuarios locales ejecutar código arbitrario a través de una librería Troyano bajo el directorio de trabajo actual.
It was discovered that Perl incorrectly handled certain regular expressions. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Perl to hang, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS. It was discovered that Perl incorrectly loaded libraries from the current working directory. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. Various other issues were also addressed.
CVSS Scores
SSVC
- Decision:-
Timeline
- 2016-07-08 CVE Reserved
- 2016-07-25 CVE Published
- 2024-08-06 CVE Updated
- 2024-08-06 First Exploit
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (14)
| URL | Tag | Source |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5 | Mailing List |
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| http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html | Third Party Advisory |
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| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685 | Third Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808 | 2024-08-06 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Perl Search vendor "Perl" | Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" | >= 5.23.0 < 5.24.1 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " >= 5.23.0 < 5.24.1" | - |
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| Perl Search vendor "Perl" | Perl Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" | >= 5.25.0 < 5.25.3 Search vendor "Perl" for product "Perl" and version " >= 5.25.0 < 5.25.3" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 22 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "22" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 23 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "23" | - |
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| Fedoraproject Search vendor "Fedoraproject" | Fedora Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" | 24 Search vendor "Fedoraproject" for product "Fedora" and version "24" | - |
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| Debian Search vendor "Debian" | Debian Linux Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" | 8.0 Search vendor "Debian" for product "Debian Linux" and version "8.0" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" | 10 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "10" | - |
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| Oracle Search vendor "Oracle" | Solaris Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" | 11.3 Search vendor "Oracle" for product "Solaris" and version "11.3" | - |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 12.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "12.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 14.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "14.04" | esm |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 16.04 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "16.04" | lts |
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| Canonical Search vendor "Canonical" | Ubuntu Linux Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" | 17.10 Search vendor "Canonical" for product "Ubuntu Linux" and version "17.10" | - |
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