CVE-2000-1178

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-01-09 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-59

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.

Affected products

Joseph Allen Joe: 2.8

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201

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