CVE-2008-5157

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 taucxx, b tauf90, and c taucc scripts...

CVE-2008-5157

Removed by vendor...

CVE-2008-5157

The CVE-2008-5157 entry concerns tau 2.16.4. It describes a local-privilige escalation where local users can overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack targeting temporary files: /tmp/makefile.tau..##### or /tmp/makefile.tau .#####, associated with the tau_cxx, tau_f90, and tau_cc scripts. Th...