CVE-2001-0556 | BDVDB-2026-2502 Detail
Description#
The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.html
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.