VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2016-6185
CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability0.79%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2016-08-02
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Primary references
- security@debian.org — Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- security@debian.org
- security@debian.org
- security@debian.org
- security@debian.org — Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- security@debian.org — Third Party Advisory