CVE-2001-0409

Published Jun 18, 2001

Last updated 7 years ago

Overview

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.
Source: cve@mitre.org
NVD status: Modified

Hype score: Not currently trending

Risk scores

CVSS 2.0

Type: Primary
Base score: 2.1
Impact score: 2.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: NVD-CWE-Other

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "826F3339-8674-4A84-8EAC-17C884BBF723"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

References