CVE-2008-5157 Path traversal in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via symlink attacks on temporary files in Tau scripts, requiring local access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2008-5157?
CVE-2008-5157 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 Nov 2008. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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: CWE-59
Which versions are affected by CVE-2008-5157?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Uoregon Tau.
How do I fix CVE-2008-5157?
No fix has been published for CVE-2008-5157 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2008-5157 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2008-5157 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gqqr-58qx-v9qr.