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CVE-2000-1137

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack.

Affected products

• GNU Ed: 2.15, 2.16tr, 2.18, 2.18.0

References

• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000359
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3
• http://www.osvdb.org/6491
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723
• http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000359
• http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129
• http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3
• http://www.osvdb.org/6491
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723

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