CVE-2011-5060
The par_mktmpdir function in the PAR module before 1.003 for Perl creates temporary files in a directory with a predictable name without verifying ownership and permissions of this directory, which allows local users to overwrite files when another user…
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The par_mktmpdir function in the PAR module before 1.003 for Perl creates temporary files in a directory with a predictable name without verifying ownership and permissions of this directory, which allows local users to overwrite files when another user extracts a PAR packed program, a different vulnerability in a different package than CVE-2011-4114.
- CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 0.29% probability · 21th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- roderich schupp/par-packer module
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.3% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RSCHUPP/PAR-1.003/ChangeLog
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753955Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72435
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69560
- http://cpansearch.perl.org/src/RSCHUPP/PAR-1.003/ChangeLog
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=753955Patch
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/72435
- https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Bug/Display.html?id=69560
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