CVE-2011-4116

LowCVSS 3.3/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

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

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 3.3/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-59

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jan 31, 2020
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Analyzed

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CVE-2011-4116: Low severity, CVSS 3.3 | Vulnix