LOW
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
Published Oct 7, 2012
2.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.30%
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.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
2.6 LOW NVD
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.30% 0.00303
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00303
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 20.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.30% (0.00303) | 21.72th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (8)
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650500 x_refsource_MISC
- http://secunia.com/advisories/47015 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/2 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/3 mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST
- http://www.osvdb.org/77428 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50868 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4363 x_refsource_MISC
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=72862 x_refsource_CONFIRM
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650500 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/47015 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/2 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/30/3 | mailing-listx_refsource_MLIST | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/77428 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/50868 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4363 | x_refsource_MISC | |
| https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=72862 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner redhat
Published Oct 7, 2012
Updated Sep 16, 2024
Reserved Nov 4, 2011
Link CVE-2011-4363
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a