CVE-2006-2856

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Published Jun 6, 2006 CVSS 2.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.8.817:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2006-2853	ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.383% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://secunia.com/advisories/20328
http://www.osvdb.org/25974
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915

History

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Subscriptions

Activestate Activeperl

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:06 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 6, 2006, 8:03 PM
Updated: Aug 7, 2024, 6:06 PM
Reserved: Jun 5, 2006, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 6, 2006, 8:06 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 10:25 PM

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