CVE-2016-1238

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 7.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2022-05-14. NVD baseline CVSS 7.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
7.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 1%CVSS: 7.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

(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.

CVSS v3
7.8
EG Score
7.8(medium)
EG Risk
40(Track)
EG Risk 40/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity78% × 45%
Exploitation1% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
1%
EPSS %ILE
54%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 2, 2016

Last Modified

June 17, 2026

References (30)

Affected Packages

(27 across 25 ecosystems)
Debian:7(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
libsys-syslog-perl0.29-10.29-1+deb7u1—
perl5.14.2-21, 5.14.2-21+deb7u1, 5.14.2-21+deb7u2, 5.14.2-21+deb7u35.14.2-21+deb7u4—
Debian:8(2)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl5.20.2-3 ... 5.20.2-3+deb8u5 (7 versions)5.20.2-3+deb8u6—
spamassassin3.4.0-6 ... 3.4.1-8 (12 versions)3.4.2-0+deb8u1—
Alpine:v3.10(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.11(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.12(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.13(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.14(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.15(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.16(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.17(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.18(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.19(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.20(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.21(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.22(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.23(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.24(1)
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spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Alpine:v3.3(1)
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perl—5.22.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.4(1)
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perl—5.22.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.8(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.3-r0—
Alpine:v3.9(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
spamassassin—3.4.2-r0—
Debian:11(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.22.2-3—
Debian:12(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.22.2-3—
Debian:13(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.22.2-3—
Debian:14(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
perl—5.22.2-3—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2016-1238?
CVE-2016-1238 is a high vulnerability published on August 2, 2016. (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)…
When was CVE-2016-1238 disclosed?
CVE-2016-1238 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 2, 2016, with the most recent update on June 17, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2016-1238 actively exploited?
CVE-2016-1238 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 45.6% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2016-1238?
CVE-2016-1238 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2016-1238?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2016-1238, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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