PT-2008-6302 · Tau · Tau

Dmitry E. Oboukhov · Published 2008-11-18 · Updated 2017-08-08 · CVE-2008-5157

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions tau version 2.16.4

Description The issue allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, specifically (1) /tmp/makefile.tau.* or (2) /tmp/makefile.tau*. This is related to the tau cxx, tau f90, and tau cc scripts.

Recommendations For tau version 2.16.4, consider restricting access to the tau cxx, tau f90, and tau cc scripts until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using these scripts to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Link Following

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-59

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-5157

Affected Products

Tau

References · 7

• 🔥 http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt · Exploit
• http://secunia.com/advisories/32821 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5157 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32404 · Note
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704 · Note
• http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html · Note