Vulnerability Details CVE-2008-5157
tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp/makefile.tau.*.##### or (2) /tmp/makefile.tau*.##### temporary file, related to the (a) tau_cxx, (b) tau_f90, and (c) tau_cc scripts.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 5.7%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v2 Score 6.9
References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32821
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32404
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
- http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/32821
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32404
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704