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CVE-2011-4116
_is_safe in the File::Temp module for Perl does not properly handle symlinks.
Low3.3EPSS 0.52%
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- redhat
Description
_is_safe in the File::Temp module for Perl does not properly handle symlinks.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 3.1 | Low3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.3.
Weakness
Affected products
File::Temp · File::Temp
- affected unknown
References (5)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/2 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/4 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/File-Temp/issues/14 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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