CVE-2016-7490

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2016-11-10 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-59

Description

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.

Affected products

Teradata Studio Express: 15.12.00.00

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94255
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=174
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94255
http://www.vapidlabs.com/advisory.php?v=174

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