perl: XSLoader loads relative paths not included in @INC
Published Aug 2, 2016
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.79%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
Configuration 2
- 22
- 23
- 24
Configuration 3
- 8.0
Configuration 5
- 12.04
- 14.04
- 16.04
- 17.10
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl520-perl
Will not fix
Red Hat Software Collections
rh-perl524-perl
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl520-perl | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Software Collections | rh-perl524-perl | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00787) | 54.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.79% (0.00794) | 51.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 45.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 3.80% (0.03800) | 79.92th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00251) | 46.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 2, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 10.25th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01916) | 77.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Mar 2, 2023 | 1.92% (0.01916) | 77.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01916) | 75.43th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.92% (0.01916) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (18)
- http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/08e3451d7 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3628 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/07/1 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/07/08/5 mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html x_refsource_CONFIRMThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91685 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036260 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-6185 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1354386 Issue Tracking
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/5RFDMASVZLFZYBB2GNTZXU6I76E4NA4V/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ITYZJXQH24X2F2LAOQEQAC5KXLYJTJ76/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRIPTDA6XINBVEJXI2NGLKVEINBREHTN/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6185
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=115808 x_refsource_CONFIRMExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/3625-2/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUThird Party Advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6185
Change history (0)
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