VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-5677

CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.34%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2006-11-03
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Description

resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a job output file in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly (2) a job file in /usr/spool/PBS/mom_priv/jobs.

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