CVE-2006-6939

Summary

GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.

Affected Software

Weaknesses

• n/a

ADP Enrichment

CVE Program Container

Additional References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
• http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962

References

• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374
• http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023
• http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23832
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23857
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449
• http://secunia.com/advisories/23848
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129
• http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450
• http://secunia.com/advisories/24054
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573
• http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890
• https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962

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