VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2000-1178
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.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 0.56%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.56%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.56% probability · 45th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- joseph allen/joe
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201Third Party Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.htmlBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356Broken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2Mailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201Third Party Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3Broken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.htmlBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959Broken Link, Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.