ProcessTable.pm in the Proc::ProcessTable module 0.45 for Perl, when TTY information…
Priority LOW 13CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00303 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2011-4363
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rg46-xp9g-7m7c
References
Other 6
- [oss-security] 20111130 CVE request: Proc::ProcessTable perl module
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2011-4363
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=650500
- [oss-security] 20111130 Re: CVE request: Proc::ProcessTable perl module
- 77428
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=72862
Sources
- CVE-2011-4363 · CVE Program
- CVE-2011-4363 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rg46-xp9g-7m7c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2011-4363 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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