CVE-2008-5157
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 18, 2008
- Updated
- Aug 7, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 18, 2008
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
- [debian-devel] 20080813 Re: Possible mass bug filing: The possibility of attack with the help of symlinks in some Debian packagesmailing-list
- http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
- 32821third-party-advisory
- tau-multiple-scripts-symlink(46704)vdb-entry
- 32404vdb-entry
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