VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2011-4363

CVSS score2.6 LOW
EPSS probability0.30%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2012-10-07
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Description

ProcessTable.pm in the Proc::ProcessTable module 0.45 for Perl, when TTY information caching is enabled, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on /tmp/TTYDEVS.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references