Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 18, 2008· Updated Apr 23, 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
1Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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