CVE-2016-2381

Description

Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 12.11% Top 10%
Vendor Advisory gentoo.org Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory opensuse.org Vendor Advisory perl.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201701-75 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2016/dsa-3501 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.gossamer-threads.com/lists/perl/porters/326387 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2916-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/83802 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-updates/2016-03/msg00112.html mailing list third party advisory vendor advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2020.html third party advisory
https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2020.html third party advisory
https://h20566.www2.hpe.com/portal/site/hpsc/public/kb/docDisplay?docId=emr_na-c05240731 third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2017-3236622.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuoct2017-3236626.html third party advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/bulletinjul2016-3090568.html third party advisory
http://perl5.git.perl.org/perl.git/commitdiff/ae37b791a73a9e78dedb89fb2429d2628cf58076 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-2381?
CVE-2016-2381 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-2381?
To fix CVE-2016-2381, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-2381 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-2381 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~12% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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