CVE-2006-2856 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in ActiveState ActivePerl 5.8.8.817 for Windows. The flaw stems from overly permissive "Users" group write access to the site/lib directory, allowing local attackers to create a malicious sitecustomize.pl file. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6, indicating a low severity local attack with potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.8.8.817CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:activestate:activeperl:5.8.8.817:*:windows:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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