CVE-2008-5157
tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp...
CVE-2008-5157 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Uoregon Tau, published November 18, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 35th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 6.9 MediumCVSS 2.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.40%EPSS, 35th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
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.
Exploit likelihood
Affected products
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5157- 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 ListNo score
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.
- Record
CVE-2008-5157- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-5135No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2008-5135- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-gqqr-58qx-v9qrNo score
tau 2.16.4 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on a (1) /tmp...
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.
- Record
GHSA-gqqr-58qx-v9qr- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=506348
lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
secunia.com/advisories/32821
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/46704
securityfocus.com/bid/32404
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-5157
github.com/advisories/GHSA-gqqr-58qx-v9qr