CVE-2001-0409 | BDVDB-2026-3032 Detail

Description#

vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.

Impact#

No impact statement in the source data.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12001-09-18Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-08Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.