CVE-2008-5157 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00027.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Uoregon	Tau

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:uoregon:tau:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2008-5135	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

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

History

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-11-18T15:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-07T10:40:17.230Z

Reserved: 2008-11-18T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2008-5157

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2008-11-18T16:00:01.407

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-5157

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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