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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…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.39%
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Description
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.
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)
- 0.39% · top 67% of all CVEs (5 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 (13)
- gnued-opensbuf-symlink(30374) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
- MDKSA-2007:023 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- 2007-0005 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIXx_transferred
- 23832 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 23857 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-099 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 23848 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- 22129 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- FEDORA-2007-100 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 24054 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- ADV-2006-4573 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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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