CVE-2012-5377 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can escalate privileges by placing a malicious DLL in the ActivePerl installation directory when installed in the root drive.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2012-5377?
CVE-2012-5377 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 11 Oct 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-5377?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Activestate Activeperl.
How do I fix CVE-2012-5377?
No fix has been published for CVE-2012-5377 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2012-5377 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2012-5377 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-64cp-j7mg-j33g.