Vulnerability record · CVE-2006-5072 · published 10 October 2006
CVE-2006-5072: Mono vulnerability
Mono · Mono
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.
Description
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.
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Affected products
1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.
References
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Related vulnerabilities
Same products first, then exploited flaws of the same weakness class.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2006-5072), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.
