CVE-2006-2856

Medium

Description

ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

SeverityMedium
CVSS4.6
Exploit probability33. percentile0.4%
ProductActivestate Activeperl
PublishedJun 6, 2006
First seenJun 6, 2006

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

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ProductAffected versionsFixed in
activestate activeperl5.8.8.817—

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