VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2006-6939

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.39%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2007-01-17
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Primary references