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…

published November 18, 2008

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
33.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00404 · 33.3th percentile
Published
2008-11-18T15:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 15:00Z
    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…
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