CVE-2012-5377

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 v2.0

6.0 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS

1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 68th percentile

Published

2012-10-11

Updated

2024-08-06

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/28130

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry

Related

• CVE-2012-5375
• CVE-2012-5378
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• CVE-2012-5379
• CVE-2012-5357
• CVE-2012-5380