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CVE-2008-5157

Date: November 18, 2008

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.

Severity Score

Related Resources (8)

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5157
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32404
http://secunia.com/advisories/32821
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2008-5157

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Weakness Type (CWE)

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CWE-59

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC): HIGH
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): NONE
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): LOCAL
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): COMPLETE
Integrity (I): COMPLETE
Availability (A): COMPLETE
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