fkie_cve-2012-5377
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2012-10-11 10:51
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
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.
References
Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | |
|---|---|---|---|
| activestate | activeperl | 5.16.1.1601 |
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"value": "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."
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"value": "Vulnerabilidad de path de b\u00fasqueda no confiable en la funcionalidad de instalaci\u00f3n de ActivePerl v5.16.1.1601, cuando est\u00e1 instalada en el directorio C:\\, podr\u00eda permitir a usuarios locales obtener privilegios a trav\u00e9s de un fichero DLL troyanizado en el directorio C:\\Perl\\Site\\bin, el cuales puede ser a\u00f1adido a la variable de entorno PATH por un administrador, como se demostr\u00f3 con el fichero wlbsctrl.dll troyanizado usado en el servicio de sistema \"IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules\" en Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, y Windows 8 Release Preview."
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"evaluatorComment": "Per: http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/426.html \u0027CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path\u0027\r\n\r\n",
"id": "CVE-2012-5377",
"lastModified": "2025-04-11T00:51:21.963",
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"accessVector": "LOCAL",
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"availabilityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"baseScore": 6.0,
"confidentialityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"integrityImpact": "COMPLETE",
"vectorString": "AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C",
"version": "2.0"
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"published": "2012-10-11T10:51:57.360",
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"vulnStatus": "Deferred",
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}
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
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- Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
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