CVE-2010-1160
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
References
drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
secunia.com/advisories/39444
svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
Related
5.9 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
1.9 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
NONE
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%