6.2
MEDIUM
CVE-2006-5072
Novell Mono Temporary File Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 10, 2006, 4:06 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 12:17 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

1.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2006-5072 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Mono mono
1 Mono-project mono
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2006-5072.

URL Resource
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
http://secunia.com/advisories/22237 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22277 Patch Vendor Advisory
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.securityfocus.com/bid/20340
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
http://secunia.com/advisories/22237 Patch Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/22277 Patch Vendor Advisory
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.securityfocus.com/bid/20340
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1 Patch
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2006-5072 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2006-5072 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22237
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22277
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/22614
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23154
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/23776
    Added Reference http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:188
    Added Reference http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20340
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1
    Added Reference http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 20, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed Reference http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/29353 [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 10, 2006

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2006-5072 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2006-5072 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} 0.00%

score

0.19184

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability