CVE-2001-0409

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Summary

CVECVE-2001-0409
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2001-06-18 04:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-10 01:29:00 UTC
Descriptionvim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Development Group Vim 5.7 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 5.7 All All All

References

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404 Page Not Found | SUSE SUSE www.novell.com
Xinuos Inc. | Support | Security | Advisories | Document Not Found CALDERA www.calderasystems.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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