CVE-2006-5072
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure...
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2006-5072- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 Medium
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2006-5072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2006-5057 No score
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
EUVD-2006-5057- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-388g-rj94-7qvv No score
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure...
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
GHSA-388g-rj94-7qvv- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV No score
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
CVE-2006-5072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2006-5072 No score
The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files or execute arbitrary code via a symlink attack.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2006-5072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Mono, published October 5, 2006. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. Fixed in mono 1.1.17.1-5.
References
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
secunia.com/advisories/22277
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mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:188
securityfocus.com/bid/20340
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml
vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5072
github.com/advisories/GHSA-388g-rj94-7qvv
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5072