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CVE-2000-1178 Details

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.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html CVEBroken LinkVendor Advisory
http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356 CVEBroken Link
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2 CVEMailing List
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546 CVEThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201 CVEThird Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
joseph allen joe
2.8

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2000-1178
NVD Published Date:
Jan 9, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2000-1178 Details - Not Deferred