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CVE-2011-4116

• Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2020-01-31 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-59

Description

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

Affected products

• Cpan File::Temp: all versions

References

• 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

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