CVE Catalog

CVE-2016-7490

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

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.

Risk Assessment

The organization may be exposed to attacks from local users who could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access or modify critical system files.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the /tmp directory and review and improve installation scripts to avoid insecure file creation.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS