CVE-2011-4363

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.

Category

2.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Third-Party Advisory secunia.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2011-4363?
CVE-2011-4363 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2011-4363?
To fix CVE-2011-4363, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2011-4363 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2011-4363 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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