CVE-2001-0556
highpriority · track · 29EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.1–7.2
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affected products (2)
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references (14)
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- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053enisa_euvd
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3enisa_euvd
- http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667enisa_euvd
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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