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CVE-2006-2856 Details

Description

ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows configures the site/lib directory with "Users" group permissions for changing files, which allows local users to gain privileges by creating a malicious sitecustomize.pl file in that directory. NOTE: The provenance of this information is unknown; the details are obtained solely from third party information.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://secunia.com/advisories/20328 CVEVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915 CVE
http://www.osvdb.org/25974 CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269 CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140 CVE

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
activestate activeperl
5.8.8.817

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.8.817:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

6 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2006-2856
NVD Published Date:
Jun 6, 2006
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2006-2856 Details - Not Deferred