CVE-2006-6939

N/A Unknown
Published: January 17, 2007 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

26 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
27th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

gnu