CVE-2011-4116 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Cpan	File\

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:cpan:file\:\:temp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/4
https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/File-Temp/issues/14
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2011-4116
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106
https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2011-4116

History

Mon, 04 Aug 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	cvssV2_0 `{'score': 5.0, 'vector': 'AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}`	cvssV2_0 `{'score': 1.5, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N'}` cvssV3_1 `{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}`

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.00815}`	epss `{'score': 0.00738}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2020-01-31T17:12:40

Updated: 2024-08-07T00:01:50.528Z

Reserved: 2011-10-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2011-4116

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-01-31T18:15:11.343

Modified: 2025-08-04T19:04:38.290

Link: CVE-2011-4116

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2011-06-27T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2011-4116 - Bugzilla

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