Mathematica8 on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerability

The problem that was reported as below for Mathematica7, is present also/still in the "free trial" version of Mathematica8. Cheers, Paul Szabo [email protected] http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au/u/psz/ School of Mathematics and Statistics University of Sydney Australia --- I wrote on 14 May 2010:...

Mathematica on Linux /tmp/MathLink vulnerability

"If you're doing anything technical, think Mathematica --..." http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/index.html Mathematica7 on Linux uses the /tmp/MathLink directory in insecure ways. Mathematica creates or re-uses an existing /tmp/MathLink directory, and overwrites files within and follows...

Mathematica Symlink Attack

"If you're doing anything technical, think Mathematica --..." http://www.wolfram.com/products/mathematica/index.html Mathematica7 on Linux uses the /tmp/MathLink directory in insecure ways. Mathematica creates or re-uses an existing /tmp/MathLink directory, and overwrites files within and follows...