Vulnerability Details 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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.003
EPSS Ranking 48.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.0
References
Products affected by CVE-2012-5377
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cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.16.1.1601