Executive Summary
| Informations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CVE-2008-5157 | First vendor Publication | 2008-11-18 |
| Vendor | Cve | Last vendor Modification | 2024-11-21 |
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v3
| Cvss vector : N/A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Overall CVSS Score | NA | ||
| Base Score | NA | Environmental Score | NA |
| impact SubScore | NA | Temporal Score | NA |
| Exploitabality Sub Score | NA | ||
| Calculate full CVSS 3.0 Vectors scores | |||
Security-Database Scoring CVSS v2
| Cvss vector : (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cvss Base Score | 6.9 | Attack Range | Local |
| Cvss Impact Score | 10 | Attack Complexity | Medium |
| Cvss Expoit Score | 3.4 | Authentication | None Required |
| Calculate full CVSS 2.0 Vectors scores | |||
Detail
| 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. |
Original Source
| Url : http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5157 |
CWE : Common Weakness Enumeration
| % | Id | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 100 % | CWE-59 | Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') |
CPE : Common Platform Enumeration
| Type | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| Application | 1 |
Open Source Vulnerability Database (OSVDB)
| Id | Description |
|---|---|
| 49956 | tau tau_cc Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
| 49955 | tau tau_f90 Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
| 49954 | tau tau_cxx Multiple Temporary File Symlink Arbitrary File Overwrite |
Sources (Detail)
Alert History
| Date | Informations |
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| 2024-11-28 23:12:57 |
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| 2024-11-28 12:17:03 |
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| 2021-05-04 12:08:23 |
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| 2021-04-22 01:08:44 |
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| 2020-05-23 00:22:36 |
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| 2017-08-08 09:24:31 |
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| 2016-04-26 18:02:47 |
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| 2013-05-11 00:30:53 |
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