ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 site/lib memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817. This issue affects some unknown processing in the library site/lib. The manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2006-2856. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 (Programming Language Software). Affected is an unknown code block in the library site/lib. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 06/06/2006 by Kreej (Website). The advisory is shared for download at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2006-2856 since 06/05/2006. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

After before and not just, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (26915), SecurityFocus (BID 18269†), OSVDB (25974†) and Secunia (SA20328†). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Proof-of-Concept

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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Kreej
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-2856 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-2856
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-30672
X-Force: 26915 - ActivePerl sitecustomize.pl code execution
SecurityFocus: 18269
Secunia: 20328 - ActivePerl sitecustomize.pl Privilege Escalation, Less Critical
OSVDB: 25974 - ActivePerl sitecustomize.pl Local Privilege Escalation
Vupen: ADV-2006-2140

Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 14:25
Updated: 07/28/2018 08:37
Changes: 03/12/2015 14:25 (59), 07/28/2018 08:37 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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