Title: IRIX MIPSPro Compiler /tmp Filename Predictability Vulnerability
Severity: MODERATE
Description:
A vulnerability exists in the creation of temporary files, in the MIPSpro compiler suite from SGI. The C, C++, Fortran 77 and Fortran 90 compilers each create predictably named files in /tmp, with the permissions specified by the umask of the user running the compiler. As these are predictable, it makes it fairly easy for a malicious user to alter the contents of these files, in order to potentially execute code under the ID of the user compiling.
Affected Products:
- SGI MIPSPro Compilers 7.1.0
- SGI MIPSPro Compilers 7.2.1
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