CVE-2001-0289

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

Description

Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.

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CVSS 2.0 4.6/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
May 3, 2001
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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