TI-2006-04888 Aliases CVE-2006-5072 GHSA-388g-rj94-7qvv

The System.CodeDom.Compiler classes in Novell Mono create temporary files with insecure…

LOW 28Published 2006-10-05 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: High
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00463 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0:::::::*	1.0	Vulnerable	mono
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:2.0:::::::*	2.0	Vulnerable	mono

cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·mono
cpe:2.3:a:mono:mono:2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0 Vulnerable ·mono

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2006-5072
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-388g-rj94-7qvv

References

Patch 1

USN-357-1

Advisory 4

Other 1

ADV-2006-3911

TI-2010-04003 Mono, when Moonlight before 2.3.0.1 or 2.99.x before 2.99.0.10 is used, does not properly… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2007-05007 Buffer overflow in the Mono.Math.BigInteger class in Mono 1.2.5.1 and earlier allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
TI-2005-00466 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in the Mono 1.0.5 implementation of… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 4.3
TI-2011-00852 Use-after-free vulnerability in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2011-00853 Use-after-free vulnerability in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x before 2.4.1 or 3.x before… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8
TI-2011-00850 The RuntimeHelpers.InitializeArray method in metadata/icall.c in Mono, when Moonlight 2.x… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.8

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Sources

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