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.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 2.6/10
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- 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
- 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
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 7, 2012
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified