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CVE-2016-6185

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

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Summary

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.

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Affected versions

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References 14

lists.fedoraproject.org

security.gentoo.org

usn.ubuntu.com

securitytracker.com

debian.org

oracle.com

perl5.git.perl.org

securityfocus.com

openwall.com

rt.cpan.org