Description
Perl might allow context-dependent attackers to bypass the taint protection mechanism in a child process via duplicate environment variables in envp.
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Remediation
No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
Debian DSA |
DSA-3501-1 | perl security update |
Ubuntu USN |
USN-2916-1 | Perl vulnerabilities |
References
History
Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:49.270Z
Reserved: 2016-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2016-2381
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Status : Modified
Published: 2016-04-08T15:59:05.183
Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220
Link: CVE-2016-2381
OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
Debian DSA
Ubuntu USN