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CVE-2016-6185
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local…
High7.8EPSS 0.79%
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- debian
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.79% · top 44% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (14)
- FEDORA-2016-eb2592245b (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- GLSA-201701-75 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- USN-3625-2 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-485dff6060 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 1036260 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- DSA-3628 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 91685 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160707 CVE Request: perl: XSLoader: could load shared library from incorrect location (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- FEDORA-2016-742bde2be7 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20160708 Re: CVE Request: perl: XSLoader: could load shared library from incorrect location (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- USN-3625-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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