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CVE-2012-5377

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Published: Oct 11, 2012Modified: Apr 29, 2026

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6.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Exploitability: 1.5 / Impact: 10.0
Source: NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5.16.1.1601, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Perl\Site\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.

Affected (1)

1 product
Activeperl
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Version 5.16.1.1601

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit

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