VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2008-5144
CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2008-11-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
nvidia-cg-toolkit-installer in nvidia-cg-toolkit 2.0.0015 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/nvidia-cg-toolkit-manifest temporary file.
Weakness classification
- CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')