VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0409

CVSS score2.1 LOW
EPSS probability0.71%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-06-18
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Description

vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.

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