Vulnerability in Abottoms Mayavi

CVE-2008-5151

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.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Abottoms Mayavi — versions 1.5
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)