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CVE-2011-4116

CVE Details

Visit the official vulnerability details page for CVE-2011-4116 to learn more.

Initial Publication

10/25/2024

Last Update

12/16/2024

Third Party Dependency

perl-base

NIST CVE Summary

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

CVE Severity

7.5

Our Official Summary

This vulnerability in Perl File::Temp module affects symlinks, which is a very specfiic case. The images where this vulnrability is have controls in place are not accessible outside the cluster. So the attacker needs to gain privileged access to the cluster to attempt this exploit. Also the containers do not allow execution of arbitrary code. Impact of this exploit is also low, since container reduces the attack surface.

Status

Ongoing

Affected Products & Versions

VersionPalette EnterprisePalette Enterprise AirgapVerteXVerteX Airgap
4.5.15⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.5.11⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.5.10⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.5.8⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.5.5⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.5.4⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact
4.4.20⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact⚠️ Impacted✅ No Impact

Revision History

DateRevision
12/16/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11, 4.5.15
12/06/2024Official summary revised: This vulnerability in Perl File::Temp module affects symlinks, which is a very specfiic case. The images where this vulnrability is have controls in place are not accessible outside the cluster. So the attacker needs to gain privileged access to the cluster to attempt this exploit. Also the containers do not allow execution of arbitrary code. Impact of this exploit is also low, since container reduces the attack surface.
11/15/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10, 4.5.11
11/15/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20, 4.5.10
11/13/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8, 4.4.20
11/10/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4, 4.5.5 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5, 4.5.8
10/27/2024Impacted versions changed from 4.5.4 to 4.5.4, 4.5.5