Encode.pm, as distributed in Perl through 5.34.0, allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Encode::ConfigLocal library (in the current working directory) that preempts dynamic module loading. Exploitation requires an unusual configuration, and certain 2021 versions of Encode.pm (3.05 through 3.11). This issue occurs because the || operator evaluates @INC in a scalar context, and thus @INC has only an integer value.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-08-11T22:49:04

Updated: 2024-08-04T01:01:59.577Z

Reserved: 2021-07-17T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2021-36770

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-08-11T23:15:07.707

Modified: 2024-11-21T06:14:03.590

Link: CVE-2021-36770

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2021-08-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2021-36770 - Bugzilla