Vulnerability in Vim Development Group
CVE-2005-0069
The (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.
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 (27.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 27th percentile — 27.2% 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
- Vim Development Group — versions 6.3.011, 6.3.025, 6.3.030
References
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)
- marc.info/ (mailing-list)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-122.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval:org.mitre.oval:def:9402 (signature, vdb-entry)
- secunia.com/advisories/13841/ (Patch, Vendor Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18870 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)