CVE-2006-6939 | BDVDB-2026-21602 Detail
Description#
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.