CVE-2001-0289
Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2001-05-03
- Last modified
- 2024-08-08
Affected products
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html
