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CVE-2015-3409

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain...

7.2 HighFix available

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Exploit likelihood

0.41%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.2

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
CVE-2015-3409
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
CVE-2015-3409
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-3453 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
EUVD-2015-3453
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-43mv-gcv3-rmpw No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain...

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
GHSA-43mv-gcv3-rmpw
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
CVE-2015-3409
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-3409 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-3409
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10458-1 No score

perl-Module-Signature-0.81-1.1 on GA media

These are all security issues fixed in the perl-Module-Signature-0.81-1.1 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10458-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-3409 No score

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Module::Signature before 0.75 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse module under the current working directory, as demonstrated by a Trojan horse Text::Diff module.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-3409
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUSN-2607-1 No score

libmodule-signature-perl vulnerabilities

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled PGP signature boundaries. A remote attacker could use this issue to trick Module::Signature into parsing the unsigned portion of the SIGNATURE file as the signed portion. (CVE-2015-3406)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled files that were not listed in the SIGNATURE file. A remote attacker could use this flaw to execute arbitrary code when tests were run. (CVE-2015-3407)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled embedded shell commands in the SIGNATURE file. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code during signature verification. (CVE-2015-3408)

John Lightsey discovered that Module::Signature incorrectly handled module loading. A remote attacker could use this issue to execute arbitrary code during signature verification. (CVE-2015-3409)

Record
USN-2607-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:12
before 0.78-1
0.78-1
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:13
before 0.78-1
0.78-1
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:14
before 0.78-1
0.78-1
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:6.0
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.63-1+squeeze2, plus listed versions
0.63-10.63-1+squeeze1
0.63-1+squeeze2
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:7
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.68-1+deb7u2, plus listed versions
0.68-10.68-1+deb7u1
0.68-1+deb7u2
libmodule-signature-perl
Debian:8
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.73-1+deb8u1, plus listed versions
0.73-1
0.73-1+deb8u1
libmodule-signature-perl
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
before 0.73-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.73-1
0.73-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
libmodule-signature-perl
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
before 0.73-1ubuntu0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
0.73-1
0.73-1ubuntu0.14.04.1
perl-Module-Signature
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 5 CVEs
before 0.81-1.1
0.81-1.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2015-3409 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Canonical Ubuntu Linux, published April 23, 2015. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.41%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in libmodule-signature-perl 0.78-1.

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