CVE-2016-6185
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under
02 Description
The XSLoader::load method in XSLoader in Perl does not properly locate .so files when called in a string eval, which might allow local users to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse library under
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.78% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 55.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2016-08-02 14:00Z10 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 01:22Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2016-07-08
- Assigning CNA
- debian
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- eb93dd96679edd6c2e33e0f181c95d407ccddd50d9821cf3a1309b636b61cfc9
05 Affected products
06 References
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-eb2592245bhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRIPTDA6XINBVEJXI2NGLKVEINBREHTN/
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201701-75https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3625-2https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-485dff6060https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITYZJXQH24X2F2LAOQEQAC5KXLYJTJ76/
- www.securitytracker.com1036260http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260
- www.debian.orgDSA-3628http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html
- perl5.git.perl.orghttp://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7
- www.securityfocus.com91685http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160707 CVE Request: perl: XSLoader: could load shared library from incorrect locationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2016-742bde2be7https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20160708 Re: CVE Request: perl: XSLoader: could load shared library from incorrect locationhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5
- usn.ubuntu.comUSN-3625-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/
- rt.cpan.orghttps://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- perl Fixed in 5.22.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- perl Fixed in 5.22.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- perl Fixed in 5.22.2-2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- perl Fixed in 5.18.2-2ubuntu1.4
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- perl Fixed in 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.