FKIE_CVE-2016-7490

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2016-11-10 16:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:53
Severity
7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
References
larry0@me.comhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
larry0@me.comhttp://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=174Exploit, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94255Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=174Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
teradata studio_express 15.12.00.00
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            }
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      ],
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    }
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  "id": "CVE-2016-7490",
  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:53:08.637",
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