CVE-2012-5377

MediumCVSS 6.0/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 6.0/10AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Oct 11, 2012
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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