CVE-2005-0069

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Summary

CVECVE-2005-0069
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2005-01-13 05:00:00 UTC
Updated2017-10-11 01:29:00 UTC
DescriptionThe (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-Other

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.011 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.025 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.030 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.044 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.011 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.025 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.030 All All All
Application Vim Development Group Vim 6.3.044 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
FLSA:2343 FEDORA bugzilla.fedora.us Vendor Advisory
rhn.redhat.com | Red Hat Support REDHAT www.redhat.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
20050118 [USN-61-1] vim vulnerabilities BUGTRAQ marc.info
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Repository / Oval Repository OVAL oval.cisecurity.org
Secunia - Advisories - vim Insecure Temporary File Creation SECUNIA secunia.com Patch, Vendor Advisory
SecurityTracker.com Archives - Vim 'tcltags' and 'vimspell.sh' Temporary Files May Let Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges SECTRACK securitytracker.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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