Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 11, 2012· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2012-5377
CVE-2012-5377
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installation functionality in ActivePerl 5.16.1.1601, when installed in the top-level C:\ directory, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in the C:\Perl\Site\bin directory, which is added to the PATH system environment variable, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse wlbsctrl.dll file used by the "IKE and AuthIP IPsec Keying Modules" system service in Windows Vista SP1, Windows Server 2008 SP2, Windows 7 SP1, and Windows 8 Release Preview.
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Affected products
2- cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.16.1.1601:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Range: =5.16.1.1601
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.htbridge.com/advisory/HTB23108nvdExploit
- osvdb.org/86177nvd
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