Vulnerability identifier: #VU55804
Vulnerability 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:
CWE-ID:
CWE-427
Exploitation vector: Local
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
p5-encode
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Dan Kogai
Description
The 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.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
p5-encode: 3.05 - 3.11
External links
http://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
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.