CVE-2010-1160
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2010-1160 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | redhat |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2010-04-16 19:30:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC |
| Description | GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim. |
Risk And Classification
CVSS v2.0 Breakdown
Access Vector
LocalAccess Complexity
MediumAuthentication
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
PartialAvailability
NoneAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.5.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.6.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.7.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.8.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.13 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.14 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.15 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.16 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.17 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.18 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.19 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.20 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.21 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.22 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.23 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.24 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.25 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.99pre1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.99pre2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 0.9.99pre3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.99pre1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.99pre2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.1.99pre3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.2.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.12 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.3.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.9.99pre1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.9.99pre2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 1.9.99pre3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.0.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.10 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.11 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.3 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.4 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.5 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.6 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.7 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.8 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.9 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.99pre1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.1.99pre2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.2.0 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.2.1 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | 2.2.2 | All | All | All |
| Application | Gnu | Nano | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Nano-devel] New prerelease for security tweaks | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | lists.gnu.org | |
| Dan Rosenberg's blog: Exploiting nano | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | drosenbe.blogspot.com | |
| ViewVC Exception | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | svn.savannah.gnu.org | |
| SecurityTracker.com Archives - GNU nano Race Condition Lets Local Users Gain Elevated Privileges | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.securitytracker.com | |
| GNU nano Two Security Issues - Advisories - Community | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | secunia.com | Vendor Advisory |
| oss-security - CVE request: GNU nano (minor) | af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | www.openwall.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
| Organization | Published | Contributor | Statement |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | 2010-04-16 | Vincent Danen | Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2010-1160 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw. |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.