Local Privilege Escalation via Symlink Attack in NEdit 5.1.1 and Earlier

CVE-2001-0556 · HIGH Severity

AV:L/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.

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