CVE-2008-5157 | BDVDB-2026-33483 Detail

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.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
http://secunia.com/advisories/32821
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/32404

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12008-11-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-07Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.