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CVE-2001-0556
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…
High7.2EPSS 0.52%
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- mitre
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.52% · top 56% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (7)
- http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 20010428 More nedit problems ? (was Re: PROGENY-SA-2001-10...) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2001:061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2001:042 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- 2667 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- DSA-053 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- SuSE-SA:2001:14 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSEx_transferred
Sources
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