CVE-2006-5072
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.46% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 39.8% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2006-10-05 23:00Z20 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-07 19:32Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2006-09-28
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- f950a9c04f29cd1bfba84f37094bd4be973edf397953d654a793268d597533f6
05 Affected products
06 References
- www.novell.comSUSE-SA:2006:073http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_73_mono.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-357-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-357-1
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.commono-systemcodedomcompiler-symlink(29353)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
- secunia.com22277http://secunia.com/advisories/22277
- secunia.com23213http://secunia.com/advisories/23213
- secunia.com22237http://secunia.com/advisories/22237
- www.mandriva.comMDKSA-2006:188http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2006:188
- www.securityfocus.com20340http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/20340
- secunia.com23154http://secunia.com/advisories/23154
- secunia.com23776http://secunia.com/advisories/23776
- secunia.com22614http://secunia.com/advisories/22614
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-200611-23http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-23.xml
- www.vupen.comADV-2006-3911http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
- fedoranews.orgFEDORA-2007-068http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- mono Fixed in 1.1.17.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- mono Fixed in 1.1.17.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- mono Fixed in 1.1.17.1-5
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
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