The Config::IniFiles module before 2.71 for Perl creates temporary files with predictable…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- 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
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.
Why it matters now
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
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:shlomi_fish:config-inifiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 2.70 | Vulnerable | Shlomi Fish |
- cpe:2.3:a:shlomi_fish:config-inifiles:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 2.70 Vulnerable ·Shlomi Fish
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2012-2451
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-g533-vrrr-6j8r
References
Sources
- CVE-2012-2451 · CVE Program
- CVE-2012-2451 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g533-vrrr-6j8r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2012-2451 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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