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Status published
Medium
CVE-2006-6939
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary...
Vulnerability Description
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
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Vulnerable Versions:
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Timeline
Official Publish:
January 17th, 2007
Last Modified:
August 7th, 2024
Added to House:
July 18th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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