CVE-2010-1160

Currently unrated

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Nano
Vendor
CVE Published:
16 April 2010

Summary

GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.

References

http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg0...
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http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?r...
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
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Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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