Race condition in GNU nano before 2.2.4, when run by root to edit a file that is not owned by root, allows local user-assisted attackers to change the ownership of arbitrary files via vectors related to the creation of backup files.
Max CVSS
3.7
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2010-04-16
Updated
2010-06-07
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.
Max CVSS
1.9
EPSS Score
0.04%
Published
2010-04-16
Updated
2010-06-07
2 vulnerabilities found