Vulnerability in Gnu Nano

CVE-2010-1161

Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.

Vulnerability class: Race Condition

EPSS: 0.001 (23.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Gnu Nano — versions 1.9.99pre1, 0.8.1, 1.0.2
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References