Vulnerability in GNU Ed
CVE-2000-1137
GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 31st percentile — 30.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Ed — versions 2.15, 2.16tr, 2.18
References
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/ (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723 (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/6491 (vdb-entry)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3 (vendor-advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129 (vendor-advisory)