CVE-2006-5072
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.2EPSS 0.5%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 6.2 (v2.0)
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C- EPSS score
- 0.5% (40th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2006-5057)
- Published
- October 10, 2006
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2006-5057 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- mono / mono
- mono / mono
References
- 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
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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