CVE-2000-1178

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Summary

CVECVE-2000-1178
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-01-09 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-03 01:03:51 UTC
DescriptionJoe text editor follows symbolic links when creating a rescue copy called DEADJOE during an abnormal exit, which allows local users to overwrite the files of other users whose joe session crashes.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 5.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-59 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary5.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Partial
Availability
None

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Joseph Allen Joe 2.8 All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
'Immunix OS Security update for joe' - MARC af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 marc.info Mailing List
IBM X-Force Exchange af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.linux-mandrake.com Broken Link
Home - Conectiva af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 distro.conectiva.com.br Broken Link
redhat.com | Red Hat Support af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.redhat.com Broken Link
Joe Text Editor DEADJOE Symbolic Link Vulnerability af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.securityfocus.com Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Debian GNU/Linux -- Security Information -- DSA-003-1 joe af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.debian.org Third Party Advisory
archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 archives.neohapsis.com Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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