VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2008-5157

CVSS score6.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.40%
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

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-59: Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

Primary references