CVE-2006-6939

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

published January 17, 2007

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
31.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00390 · 31.9th percentile
Published
2007-01-17T00:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 JAN 00:00Z
    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
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