CVE-2016-2381
perl - security update
7.5
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 27.4%
Description
Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.
How to fix CVE-2016-2381
To remediate CVE-2016-2381, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.22.1-8 or later
- Debian/perl—upgrade to 5.14.2-21+deb7u3 or later
Is CVE-2016-2381 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 27.4%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 5.22.1-8
- from 0, < 5.14.2-21+deb7u3
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |