CVE-2008-5157

Impact

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.

Affected products

Weakness classification

References

• NVD record
• CVE.org record
• 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
• 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