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CVE-2001-04091 exploit

vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the v…

Published 25 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
2.1
v2.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 54%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.71% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

  • EDB-20967 Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition · local · 2001-01-26

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD2.02.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

References

  • calderasystems.com /support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_CALDERA, x_transferred
  • exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6628 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred
  • novell.com /linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_SUSE, x_transferred

Sources

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