CVE-2010-1160

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…

published April 16, 2010

CVSS
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EPSS
0%
Percentile
29.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00371 · 29.8th percentile
Published
2010-04-16T19:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 16 APR 19:00Z
    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…
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