CVE-2016-1238

Published: Aug 2, 2016Modified: May 6, 2026

7.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

(1) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptar, (2) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptardiff, (3) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptargrep, (4) cpan/CPAN/scripts/cpan, (5) cpan/Digest-SHA/shasum, (6) cpan/Encode/bin/enc2xs, (7) cpan/Encode/bin/encguess, (8) cpan/Encode/bin/piconv, (9) cpan/Encode/bin/ucmlint, (10) cpan/Encode/bin/unidump, (11) cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/bin/instmodsh, (12) cpan/IO-Compress/bin/zipdetails, (13) cpan/JSON-PP/bin/json_pp, (14) cpan/Test-Harness/bin/prove, (15) dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp, (16) dist/Module-CoreList/corelist, (17) ext/Pod-Html/bin/pod2html, (18) utils/c2ph.PL, (19) utils/h2ph.PL, (20) utils/h2xs.PL, (21) utils/libnetcfg.PL, (22) utils/perlbug.PL, (23) utils/perldoc.PL, (24) utils/perlivp.PL, and (25) utils/splain.PL in Perl 5.x before 5.22.3-RC2 and 5.24 before 5.24.1-RC2 do not properly remove . (period) characters from the end of the includes directory array, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory.

Affected (253)

Products: Debian: Debian Linux · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Perl: Perl · +2 more

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Debian: Debian Linux · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Perl: Perl · Opensuse: Leap · Apache: Spamassassin

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Configuration A

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Debian Debian Linux	Version 8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 23
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 24

Configuration B

248 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Perl Perl	Version 1.0.15
Perl Perl	Version 1.0.16
Perl Perl	Version 5.000
Perl Perl	Version 5.000o
Perl Perl	Version 5.001
Perl Perl	Version 5.001n
Perl Perl	Version 5.002
Perl Perl	Version 5.002_01
Perl Perl	Version 5.003
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_01
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_02
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_03
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_04
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_05
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_07
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_08
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_09
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_10
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_11
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_12
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_13
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_14
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_15
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_16
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_17
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_18
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_19
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_20
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_21
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_22
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_23
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_24
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_25
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_26
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_27
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_28
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_90
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_91
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_92
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_93
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_94
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_95
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_96
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97a
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97b
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97c
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97d
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97e
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97f
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97g
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97h
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97i
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_97j
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_98
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_99
Perl Perl	Version 5.003_99a
Perl Perl	Version 5.004
Perl Perl	Version 5.004_01
Perl Perl	Version 5.004_02
Perl Perl	Version 5.004_03
Perl Perl	Version 5.004_04
Perl Perl	Version 5.004_05
Perl Perl	Version 5.005
Perl Perl	Version 5.005_01
Perl Perl	Version 5.005_02
Perl Perl	Version 5.005_03
Perl Perl	Version 5.005_04
Perl Perl	Version 5.10.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.10.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.10.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.10.1 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.10
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.11.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc0
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc4
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.0 rc5
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.1 rc0
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.1 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.2 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.3 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.3 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.4 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.4 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.5 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.12.5 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.10
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.11
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.13.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.0 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.2 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.3 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.4 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.14.4 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.15.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.16.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.10
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.11
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.7.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.17.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.0 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.0 rc4
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.2 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.2 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.2 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.2 rc4
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.3 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.18.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.10
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.11
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.19.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.1 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.2 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.20.3 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.10
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.11
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.21.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.1 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.1 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.1 rc4
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.2 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.22.3 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0 rc2
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0 rc3
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0 rc4
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.0 rc5
Perl Perl	Version 5.24.1 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.6.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.6.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.6.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.7.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.5
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.6
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.7
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.9
Perl Perl	Version 5.8.9 rc1
Perl Perl	Version 5.8
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.0
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.1
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.2
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.3
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.4
Perl Perl	Version 5.9.5