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CVE-2005-0069
The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.36%
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- mitre
Description
The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium4.6 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.36% · top 70% 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: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (8)
- 1012938 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- FLSA:2343 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 20050118 [USN-61-1] vim vulnerabilities (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:122 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9402 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- 13841 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- vim-symlink(18870) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- RHSA-2005:036 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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