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CVE-2006-2856

MEDIUM CVSS: 4.6 Published: 2006-06-06 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Activestate Activeperl

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References