CVE-2006-5072

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    CVE-2006-5072

    Published: 10 Oct 2006Last Modified: 10 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: http://secunia.com/advisories/22237, http://secunia.com/advisories/22277, http://secunia.com/advisories/22614, http://secunia.com/advisories/23154, http://secunia.com/advisories/23213, http://secunia.com/advisories/23776, http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:188, http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html, http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911, http://secunia.com/advisories/22237, http://secunia.com/advisories/22277, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1, http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20340, https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High