CVE-2006-6939

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.

4.6

CVSS

Severity: Medium

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.07%

Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory trustix.org Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org Vendor Advisory fedoranews.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374	vdb entry
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023	vendor advisory
http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23832	third party advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23857	third party advisory
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/23848	third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129	vdb entry
http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450	vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/24054	third party advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573	vdb entry
http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2006-6939?: CVE-2006-6939 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2006-6939?: To fix CVE-2006-6939, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2006-6939 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2006-6939 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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