CVE-2008-5151
mayavi 1.5 - Arbitrary File Overwrite via Symlink Attack on Temporary File
Title source: llmDescription
test_parser.py in mayavi 1.5 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on the /tmp/err.log temporary file.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2008/08/msg00347.html
Exploit x_refsource_misc
http://uvw.ru/report.sid.txt
Scores
EPSS
0.0043
EPSS Percentile
34.5%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (1)
abottoms/mayavi
1.5
Published
Nov 18, 2008
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026