FKIE_CVE-2000-1178

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2001-01-09 05:00 - Updated: 2026-06-16 21:53
Severity
5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Joe text editor follows symbolic links when creating a rescue copy called DEADJOE during an abnormal exit, which allows local users to overwrite the files of other users whose joe session crashes.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2Mailing List
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3Broken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.htmlBroken Link
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
cve@mitre.orghttps://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3Broken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.htmlBroken Link
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
joseph_allen joe 2.8
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