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CVE-2016-6185
CVE-2016-6185
PUBLISHED
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.
EPSS 0.25% · 48.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.25%
48.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | perl | 5.22.1-9, 0, 5.22.1-3 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | perl | 0, 5.14.2-21build1, 5.18.1-4 |
Exploit Intelligence
Timeline
- Aug 2, 2016 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Mar 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6185 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3625-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6185 third-party-advisory