Vulnerability Database

289,697

Total vulnerabilities in the database

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.

  • Published: Oct 11, 2012
  • Updated: Apr 13, 2023
  • CVE: CVE-2012-5377
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6
  • AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

No CWE or OWASP classifications available.

Software From Fixed in
activestate / activeperl 5.16.1.1601 5.16.1.1601.x