CVE-2006-5072
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.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.46%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 6.2 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.46% probability · 40th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- mono/mono
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.5% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22237Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22277Patch, 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-357-1Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2401
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22237Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/22277Patch, 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-357-1Patch
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/3911
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/29353
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.