# CVE-2011-4116: \_is\_safe in the File::Temp module for Perl does not properly handle symlinks.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2020-01-31 · Updated: 2024-08-07

## Affected

- File::Temp: version range not reported

## Description

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

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on File::Temp, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## References

- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2011/11/04/4
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2011/q4/238
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69106
- https://github.com/Perl-Toolchain-Gang/File-Temp/issues/14

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