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CVE-2012-5377

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.0EPSS 1.3%EU EUVD

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.

Key facts

CVSS score
6.0 (v2.0)
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS score
1.3% (70th percentile)
In CISA KEV
No
In EU EUVD
Yes (EUVD-2012-5296)
Published
October 11, 2012
NVD last modified
June 16, 2026
Status
Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2012-5296 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 6, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

  • activestate / activeperl

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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