Perl
CVE-2016-2381
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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1DescriptionCVE.org
Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.
AnalysisAI
Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Epss exploitation probability 27.4% and no vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-20. Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp. Affected products include: Perl, Debian Debian Linux, Oracle Communications Billing And Revenue Management, Oracle Configuration Manager, Oracle Database Server.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Same weakness CWE-20 – Improper Input Validation
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