CVE-2016-6185
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.24%
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 the current working directory.
How to fix CVE-2016-6185
To remediate CVE-2016-6185, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.22.2-2 or later
Is CVE-2016-6185 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 5.22.2-2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |