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CVE-2011-4116

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2011-4116 describes a vulnerability in the File::Temp module for Perl, where the _is_safe function improperly handles symlinks. This flaw could allow a local attacker with low privileges to impact system integrity, though the CVSS score of 3.3 indicates a low severity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cpan:file\:\:temp:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

3.3LOW

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
LOW
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
1.4
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.52%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
41.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0052 is in the 95th percentile among its peer group of 1,509 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (3)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4Fixed in: perl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5Fixed in: perl
redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6Fixed in: perl

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2011-4116Low

perl: File:: Temp insecure temporary file handling

Jun 27, 2011

References

github.com / Perl-Toolchain-Gang/File-Temp/issues/14
ExploitThird Party Advisory
rt.cpan.org / Public/Bug/Display.html
Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory
seclists.org / oss-sec/2011/q4/238
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/2
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/4
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory