What is CVE-2016-7490?

CVE-2016-7490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Studio Express, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.

How severe is CVE-2016-7490?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Teradata Studio Express

CVE-2016-7490

The installation script studioexpressinstall for Teradata Studio Express 15.12.00.00 creates files in /tmp insecurely. A malicious local user could create a symlink in /tmp and possibly clobber system files or perhaps elevate privileges.

EPSS: 0.006 (44.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Teradata Studio Express — versions 15.12.00.00
Teradata Studio_express — versions 15.12.00.00

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

larry0@me.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
larry0@me.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7490?: CVE-2016-7490 is a high-severity vulnerability in Teradata Studio Express, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2016-11-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-7490?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.