CVE-2012-2451

The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a…

published June 27, 2012

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
41.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack. NOTE: some of these details are obtained from third party information. NOTE: it has been reported that this might only be exploitable by writing in the same directory as the .ini file. If this is the case, then this issue might not cross privilege boundaries.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00504 · 41.9th percentile
Published
2012-06-27T21:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 27 JUN 21:00Z
    The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable names, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a…
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