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    CVE-2006-6939

    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.

    Published:Jan 17, 2007
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 17, 2007
    EPSS Score:0.001
    CVSS Score:4.6

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Ed

    Exploits

    No exploit reference

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High