CVE-2001-0409
vim (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.
- Score
- CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low
- Status
- Modified - cve@mitre.org
- Published
- 2001-06-18
- Last modified
- 2024-08-08
Affected products
References
- http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628
