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Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVE-2011-4363

Low
2.6/10

Summary

"ProcessTable.pm" in the Proc-ProcessTable distribution through 0.45 for Perl, when TTY information caching is enabled, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on "/tmp/TTYDEVS".

  • HIGH
  • LOCAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL
  • NONE
  • PARTIAL

CWE-59 - Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

'Improper link resolution before file access' occurs when software accesses a file resource but fails to verify that the file isn't a link or shortcut to another file. An attacker can potentially gain access to arbitrary files and from there the impact can vary, depending on the application, from sensitive data exposure to remote code execution.

Advisory Timeline

  • Published