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MitreCVE-2008-5157HistoryNov 18, 2008 - 4:00 p.m.
CVE-2008-5157
2008-11-1816:00:01
CWE-59
mitre
web.nvd.nist.gov
22
cve-2008-5157
tau 2.16.4
symlink attack
nvd
file overwrite
security vulnerability
CVSS2
6.9
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
6.4
Confidence
High
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
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 © tau_cc scripts.
Affected configurations
Node
uoregontauMatch2.16.4
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CVSS2
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Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
AI Score
6.4
Confidence
High
EPSS
0
Percentile
5.1%
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