CVE-2006-2856

NONE EPSS 30.3%

Published Jun 6, 200620y ago · Modified Jun 16, 20262w ago

Published Jun 6, 2006 20y ago

Last Modified Jun 16, 2026 2w ago

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.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

30.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

No Known Exploit

No Patch Available

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
activestate	activeperl	5.8.8.817	any

References 5

secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/20328

Vendor Advisory
osvdb.org http://www.osvdb.org/25974
securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269
vupen.com http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.