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CVE-2011-4116

Date: January 31, 2020

_is_safe in the File::Temp module for Perl does not properly handle symlinks.

Language: C

Severity Score

3.3

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4116

Url: https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2011-4116

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2011-4116

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/2

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/4

Url: https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/File-Temp/issues/14

Url: https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2011-4116

Severity Score

3.3

Weakness Type (CWE)

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	3.3
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	LOW
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	LOW
Availability (A):	NONE

CVSS v2

Base Score:	1.5
Access Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	SINGLE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	PARTIAL
Availability (A):	NONE
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