caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-377Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01891 79th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | caml-light | caml-light <= 0.75 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- caml-light Vendor— Affected caml-light <= 0.75 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4119
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-q78x-rrx8-5m7q
References
Sources
- CVE-2011-4119 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4119 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-q78x-rrx8-5m7q · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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