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CVE-2012-5377

MediumPublished

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5.16.1.1601, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local...

Published: Oct 11, 2012
Updated: Aug 6, 2024
Assigning CNA: mitre
Evidence observed: Sep 6, 2013

Primary CVSS

6.0/ 10Medium

nvd · CVSS 2.0

AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

EPSS probability estimate

1.3%

Low · next 30 days

Percentile: 68.0%
Model date: Sep 21, 2026

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Summary

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.

Sources

IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)Exploit
Metasploit · windows · Sep 6, 2013

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