CVE-2008-5157

MEDIUM · CVSS 6.9 EPSS 0.40%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2008-11-18 · Last synced 2026-08-04

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CVE

CVE-2008-5157

Severity

MEDIUM

CVSS

6.9

EPSS

0.40%

Original NVD 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.