VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2010-1160
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being…
LOW 1.9EPSS 0.37%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
- CVSS 2.0
- 1.9 LOWAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-59
- Affected
- gnu/nano
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39444Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39444Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.