Risk | Low |
Patch available | YES |
Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
CVE-ID | CVE-2021-36770 |
CWE-ID | CWE-427 |
Exploitation vector | Local |
Public exploit | N/A |
Vulnerable software Subscribe |
p5-encode Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products |
Vendor | Dan Kogai |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
EUVDB-ID: #VU55804
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 6.1 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36770
CWE-ID:
CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a logic error in the Encode.pm script. A local user can place a malicious library into the current working directory and escalate privileges on the system.
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsp5-encode: 3.05 - 3.11
External linkshttp://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2021-36770
http://github.com/Perl/perl5/commit/c1a937fef07c061600a0078f4cb53fe9c2136bb9
http://news.cpanel.com/unscheduled-tsr-10-august-2021/
http://metacpan.org/dist/Encode/changes
http://github.com/dankogai/p5-encode/commit/527e482dc70b035d0df4f8c77a00d81f8d775c74
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.