CVE-2006-6939

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Ed
Vendor
CVE Published:
17 January 2007

Summary

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.

References

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-20...
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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