CVE-2001-0409

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…

published September 18, 2001

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
52.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00706 · 52.8th percentile
Published
2001-09-18T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 SEP 04:00Z
    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…
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