CVE-Katalog
CVE-2016-1238
perl: CVE-2016-1238
- Schweregrad
- Medium · CVSS 6.7
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.78% · Oct 22, 2026
(1) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptar, (2) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptardiff, (3) cpan/Archive-Tar/bin/ptargrep, (4) cpan/CPAN/scripts/cpan, (5) cpan/Digest-SHA/shasum, (6) cpan/Encode/bin/enc2xs, (7) cpan/Encode/bin/encguess, (8) cpan/Encode/bin/piconv, (9) cpan/Encode/bin/ucmlint, (10) cpan/Encode/bin/unidump, (11) cpan/ExtUtils-MakeMaker/bin/instmodsh, (12) cpan/IO-Compress/bin/zipdetails, (13) cpan/JSON-PP/bin/json_pp, (14) cpan/Test-Harness/bin/prove, (15) dist/ExtUtils-ParseXS/lib/ExtUtils/xsubpp, (16) dist/Module-CoreList/corelist, (17) ext/Pod-Html/bin/pod2html, (18) utils/c2ph.PL, (19) utils/h2ph.PL, (20) utils/h2xs.PL, (21) utils/libnetcfg.PL, (22) utils/perlbug.PL, (23) utils/perldoc.PL, (24) utils/perlivp.PL, and (25) utils/splain.PL in Perl 5.x before 5.22.3-RC2 and 5.24 before 5.24.1-RC2 do not properly remove . (period) characters from the end of the includes directory array, which might allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perl | sid | 5.42.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | forky | 5.42.3-1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | trixie | 5.40.1-6+deb13u1 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | bookworm | 5.36.0-7+deb12u3 | fixed |
| Debian | perl | bookworm-security | 5.36.0-7+deb12u4 | fixed |
| Alpine | perl | 3.3 | 5.22.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | perl | 3.4 | 5.22.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.10 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.11 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.12 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.13 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.14 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.15 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.16 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.17 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.18 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.19 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.20 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.21 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.22 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.23 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.24 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.8 | 3.4.3-r0 | fixed |
| Alpine | spamassassin | 3.9 | 3.4.2-r0 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | libsys-syslog-perl | 14.04 | 0.29-1build2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsys-syslog-perl | 14.04 | 0.33-1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | libsys-syslog-perl | 14.04 | 0.33-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.20.2-6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-8 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | perl | pro | 5.22.1-9ubuntu0.9+esm4 | vulnerable |
| Opensuse | perl-IO-Compress | tumbleweed | 2.213.0-1.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | spamassassin | leap 15.0 | 3.4.2-lp150.6.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker | tumbleweed | 7.64-1.1 | fixed |
| Suse | spamassassin | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 3.4.2-7.4.1 | fixed |
| Suse | spamassassin | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 | 3.4.2-7.4.1 | fixed |
| Suse | amavisd-new | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 2.11.1-6.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | spamassassin | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | spamassassin | linux enterprise server 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | fixed |
| Suse | spamassassin | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | perl-MIME-Charset | tumbleweed | 1.012.2-1.16 | fixed |
| Opensuse | perl-Test-File | tumbleweed | 1.448-1.5 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | perl | source | sid | 5.22.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | perl | source | forky | 5.22.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | perl | source | trixie | 5.22.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | perl | source | bookworm | 5.22.2-3 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Alpine | perl | apk | 3.3 | 5.22.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | perl | apk | 3.4 | 5.22.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.10 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.11 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.12 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.13 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.14 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.15 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.16 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.17 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.18 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.19 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.20 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.21 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.22 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.23 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.24 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.8 | 3.4.3-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Alpine | spamassassin | apk | 3.9 | 3.4.2-r0 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | libsys-syslog-perl | deb | 14.04 | 0.33-1+deb8u1build0.14.04.1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1238 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | perl-IO-Compress | rpm | tumbleweed | 2.213.0-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2025:14657-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | spamassassin | rpm | leap 15.0 | 3.4.2-lp150.6.3.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2019:1831-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker | rpm | tumbleweed | 7.64-1.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11706-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | spamassassin | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 3.4.2-7.4.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:2011-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | spamassassin | rpm | linux enterprise module for development tools 15 | 3.4.2-7.4.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:2011-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | amavisd-new | rpm | linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 | 2.11.1-6.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:0505-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | spamassassin | rpm | linux enterprise desktop 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | spamassassin | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | spamassassin | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp4 | 3.4.2-44.3.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | perl-MIME-Charset | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.012.2-1.16 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11162-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | perl-Test-File | rpm | tumbleweed | 1.448-1.5 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:11163-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [libperl5.36]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [libperl-dev]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [perl]Behoben
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-base]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-debug]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· amd64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· arm64 · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· amd64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· arm64 · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-doc]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
- [perl-modules-5.36]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (4)
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u3· all · bookwormBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
5.36.0-7+deb12u2· all · bookworm-securityBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · bookworm; dsa · perl · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [libperl5.40]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [libperl-dev]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [perl]Behoben
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-base]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-debug]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· amd64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· arm64 · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-doc]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
- [perl-modules-5.40]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl]
Details (2)
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
5.40.1-6· all · trixieBehoben · Behoben:
5.22.2-3dsa · perl · debian · 13
[openSUSE Tumbleweed]
- [perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker]
Details (1)
7.78-1.3· noarch · tumbleweedBehoben · Behoben:
7.64-1.1dsa · perl-ExtUtils-MakeMaker · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [perl-IO-Compress]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl-IO-Compress]
Details (1)
2.223.0-1.1· noarch · tumbleweedBehoben · Behoben:
2.213.0-1.1dsa · perl-IO-Compress · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [perl-MIME-Charset]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl-MIME-Charset]
Details (1)
1.013.1-1.13· noarch · tumbleweedBehoben · Behoben:
1.012.2-1.16dsa · perl-MIME-Charset · opensuse · tumbleweed
- [perl-Test-File]Behoben
Quellpaket: [perl-Test-File]
Details (1)
1.995.0-1.5· x86_64 · tumbleweedBehoben · Behoben:
1.448-1.5dsa · perl-Test-File · opensuse · tumbleweed
Beobachtet:
Referenzen
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2017_2699-1.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2016-1238]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-1238]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-1578-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-565-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-584-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-3628-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:0505-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:1961-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2019:2011-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-1238]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2019:1831-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11162-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11163-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:11706-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2025:14657-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-1238]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2016/wid-sec-w-2025-0118.json]
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