ID CVE-2012-5377
Summary 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. Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html 'CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path'
References
Vulnerable Configurations
  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.16.1.1601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.16.1.1601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS
Base: 6.0 (as of 02-03-2013 - 04:47)
Impact:
Exploitability:
CWE NVD-CWE-Other
CAPEC
Access
VectorComplexityAuthentication
LOCAL HIGH SINGLE
Impact
ConfidentialityIntegrityAvailability
COMPLETE COMPLETE COMPLETE
cvss-vector via4 AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
refmap via4
misc https://www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108
osvdb 86177
Last major update 02-03-2013 - 04:47
Published 11-10-2012 - 10:51
Last modified 02-03-2013 - 04:47
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