CVE-2012-5377: activestate activeperl
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2012-5377 is a medium (CVSS 6.0) vulnerability in activestate activeperl. EPSS estimates a 1.27% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69.3% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.
Timeline
- 11-10-2012PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
1 score · 1 source · 1 versionEPSS trend
Probability
1.27%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.27% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
2 foundExploit Reference (htbridge.com)
Maturity: unknown
IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keyring Modules Service (IKEEXT) - Missing DLL (Metasploit)
Maturity: weaponized
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeNo weakness data has been published for this record.
Affected systems
Activestate1 product
- activeperl5.16.1.1601
1 vendor · 1 product