The installation script studioexpressinstall for Teradata Studio Express 15.12.00.00 creates files in /tmp insecurely.

Published 9 y ago 2016-11-10 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-17 · JSON

CVSS

7.8

v3.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

0.6%

percentile 48%

Public exploits

none known

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.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.58% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 48% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	3.0	7.8	`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`
NVD	2.0	7.2	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C`

Affected products

Teradata Studio Express

Classification

Weakness

CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access
CWE-264 Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

References

vapidlabs.com /advisory.php?v=174 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/94255 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2016-7490
NVD: CVE-2016-7490

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