CVE-2010-1161
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%
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.
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
6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
Low
3.7 Low
CVSS2
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.0004 Low
EPSS
Percentile
5.2%