Link Following Affecting perl package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Debian security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN10-PERL-327793
  • published27 Jun 2018
  • disclosed31 Jan 2020

Introduced: 27 Jun 2018

CVE-2011-4116  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-59  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:10 perl.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream perl package and not the perl package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

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

CVSS Scores

version 3.1