- 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.
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
- NVD status
- Modified
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.2
- Impact score
- 10
- Exploitability score
- 3.9
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
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"criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
"vulnerable": true,
"matchCriteriaId": "DB06B00B-6372-482D-AB3C-CAE574866B70",
"versionEndIncluding": "5.1.1"
}
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}
]
}
]