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.
CVSS Metrics
- Vector
- AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Access Vector
- local
- Access Cmplx
- high
- Auth
- single
- Confidentiality
- complete
- Integrity
- complete
- Availability
- complete
- Weaknesses
- NVD-CWE-Other
Metadata
- Primary Vendor
- ACTIVESTATE
- Published
- 10/11/2012
- Last Modified
- 4/11/2025
- Source
- NIST NVD
- Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.
Affected Products
activestate : activeperl
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