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CVE-2016-1238

🗓️ 02 Aug 2016 14:00:00Reported by debianType 
cve
 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov👁 470 Views

CVE-2016-1238 in Perl 5.x before 5.22.3-RC2 and 5.24 before 5.24.1-RC2 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module

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ReporterTitlePublishedViews
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IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: Vulnerability in Perl affects Power Hardware Management Console (‪‪CVE-2016-1238‬)
23 Sep 202101:31
–ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM Flex System Manager (FSM) is affected by multiple perl vulnerabilities (CVE-2016-1238, CVE-2016-2381, CVE-2015-8853)
18 Jun 201801:34
–ibm
FreeBSD		perl -- local arbitrary code execution
21 Jul 201600:00
–freebsd
AlpineLinux		CVE-2016-1238
2 Aug 201614:00
–alpinelinux
Circl		CVE-2016-1238
1 Apr 202502:32
–circl
CNVD		Perl Local Privilege Vulnerability
28 Jul 201600:00
–cnvd
Cvelist		CVE-2016-1238
2 Aug 201614:00
–cvelist
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 1578-1] spamassassin security update
13 Nov 201819:06
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 565-1] perl security update
28 Jul 201616:03
–debian
Debian		[SECURITY] [DLA 584-1] libsys-syslog-perl security update
4 Aug 201614:34
–debian
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cve-2016-1238perl 5.xprivilege escalationtrojan horsesecurity vulnerabilitynvd
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