PT-2006-3774 · Activestate · Activeperl

Published 2006-06-06 · Updated 2017-07-20 · CVE-2006-2856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ActiveState ActivePerl version 5.8.8.817 for Windows

Description The issue allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in the site/lib directory, due to the directory being configured with "Users" group permissions for changing files.

Recommendations For ActiveState ActivePerl version 5.8.8.817 for Windows, consider restricting write access to the site/lib directory to prevent local users from creating malicious files, such as sitecustomize.pl, until a proper fix is applied.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-2856

Affected Products

Activeperl

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-2856 · Security Note
• http://secunia.com/advisories/20328 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/18269 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140 · Note
• http://osvdb.org/25974 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915 · Note