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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2008· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2008-5157

CVE-2008-5157

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.

Affected products

2
  • Uoregon/Tau
    cpe:2.3:a:uoregon:tau:2.16.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • TAU/taullm-create
    Range: <=2.16.4

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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