CVE-2011-4119 Other in caml-light
Critical 9.8
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2011-4119 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2011-4119 is a critical vulnerability in caml-light, published on 26 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: caml-light. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2011-4119/index.md)
Insecure temporary file handling in Caml Light allows local attackers to escalate privileges or execute code via race conditions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2011-4119?
CVE-2011-4119 is a critical vulnerability in caml-light, published on 26 Oct 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
caml-light <= 0.75 uses mktemp() insecurely, and also does unsafe things in /tmp during make install.
Weakness: CWE-377
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-4119?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Inria Caml-Light.
How do I fix CVE-2011-4119?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-4119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-4119 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-4119 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q78x-rrx8-5m7q.