CVE-2011-4363

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Published Oct 7, 2012 CVSS 2.0 · 2.6 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:frii:proc\:\:processtable:0.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:a:perl:perl:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2011-4293	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity High

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.303% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650500
http://secunia.com/advisories/47015
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/2
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/3
http://www.osvdb.org/77428
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50868
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4363
https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=72862

History

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Subscriptions

Frii Proc\

Perl Perl

Weaknesses

CWE-59

Sources

CVE record Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:14 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: redhat
Published: Oct 7, 2012, 9:00 PM
Updated: Sep 16, 2024, 10:14 PM
Reserved: Nov 4, 2011, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 7, 2012, 9:55 PM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 11:34 PM

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