Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 6, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-2856

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.

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Affected products

Activestate/Activeperl2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.8.817:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.8.817:*:windows:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)range: = 5.8.8.817

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References

secunia.com/advisories/20328nvdVendor Advisory
www.osvdb.org/25974nvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/18269nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/2140nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/26915nvd

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