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CVE-2010-1161
Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers…
Low3.7EPSS 0.28%
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- redhat
Description
Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Low3.7 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.28% · top 80% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- [Nano-devel] 20100407 New prerelease for security tweaks (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20100414 CVE request: GNU nano (minor) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 1023891 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 39444 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
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