CVE-2016-2381

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 8
Modified
Published: 08 Apr 2016, 15:00
Last modified:05 Aug 2024, 23:24

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
35/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (nvd)
EPSS Score
27.44% HIGH
27% probability +7.98%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

08 Apr 2016, 15:00
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
05 Aug 2024, 23:24
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

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

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 27.44%• Percentile: 97%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-20•Improper Input Validation

    The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly.

Affected Systems

  • canonical•ubuntu_linux

    12.04 | 14.04 | 15.10

  • debian•debian_linux

    7.0 | 8.0

  • opensuse•opensuse

    13.2

  • oracle•communications_billing_and_revenue_management

    7.5

  • oracle•configuration_manager

    < 12.1.2.0.4 | 12.1.2.0.6

  • oracle•database_server

    11.2.0.4 | 12.1.0.2 | 12.2.0.1 | 18c | 19c

  • oracle•enterprise_manager_base_platform

    13.2.0.0.0 | 13.3.0.0.0

  • Unknown•Solaris

    11.3

  • oracle•timesten_in-memory_database

    < 18.1.2.1.0

  • perl•perl

    < 5.23.9

References (13)