FKIE_CVE-2001-0556
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-08-22 04:00 - Updated: 2025-04-03 01:03
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
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"lastModified": "2025-04-03T01:03:51.193",
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