Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Oct 10, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-5072

Description

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.

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Affected products

Mono/Mono3 versions
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

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References

secunia.com/advisories/22237nvdPatchVendor Advisory
secunia.com/advisories/22277nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1nvdPatch
fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401nvd
secunia.com/advisories/22614nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23154nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23213nvd
secunia.com/advisories/23776nvd
security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xmlnvd
www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/20340nvd
www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353nvd

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