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CVE-2006-5677
resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink…
High7.2EPSS 0.34%
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- mitre
Description
resmom/start_exec.c in pbs_mom in TORQUE Resource Manager 2.0.0p8 and earlier allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on (1) a job output file in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly (2) a job file in /usr/spool/PBS/mom_priv/jobs.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.34% · top 72% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (6)
- 20061018 TORQUE Spool Job Race condition (torque <= 2.0.0p8) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- GLSA-200611-14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4651 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- 1820 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SREASONx_transferred
- 20632 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- http://csirt.fe.up.pt/docs/TORQUE-audit.pdf (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
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