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DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36770

DEBIAN-CVE-2021-36770 PUBLISHED CVSS 7.800000190734863 HIGH

Encode.pm, as distributed in Perl through 5.34.0, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Encode::ConfigLocal library (in the current working directory) that preempts dynamic module loading. Exploitation requires an unusual configuration, and certain 2021 versions of Encode.pm (3.05 through 3.11). This issue occurs because the || operator evaluates @INC in a scalar context, and thus @INC has only an integer value.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
7.800000190734863
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debianlibencode-perl
Debian:13perl0
Debian:14libencode-perl0
Debian:13libencode-perl0
Debian:12perl0
Debian:12libencode-perl0
Debian:14perl0

Timeline

  • Aug 11, 2021 CVE Published
  • Oct 23, 2026 CVE Updated
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