CVE-2008-5157

Published Nov 18, 2008

Last updated 8 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 6.9
Impact score: 10
Exploitability score: 3.4
Vector string: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-59

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:uoregon:tau:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "8BCD8E69-4ECE-4C30-90E2-8C546620949C"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References