Vulnerability Report

CVE-2011-4116

Title: Cpan File\

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2011-4116.

CWE Category CWE-59
Published Date Jan 31, 2020
Modified Date Aug 04, 2025
Exploit Status Not Found
Score 3.3 CVSS v3.1
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.52%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2011-4116: _is_safe in the File::Temp module for Perl does not properly handle symlinks.

Impacted Vendors

P
perl 1
C
cpan 1

Reference Links

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://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106 https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238 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://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106 https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
3.3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
1.5
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2011-4116 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector LOCAL
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.