CVE-2008-5151
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5151- CVSS 2.0
- 6.9 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
- Record
CVE-2008-5151- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5130 No score
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5130- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-92pw-9wxr-jx34 No score
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack...
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
- Record
GHSA-92pw-9wxr-jx34- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2008-5151 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Abottoms Mayavi, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.