CVE-2006-6939

MediumCVSS 4.6/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

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
Jan 17, 2007
Last modified
Jun 16, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2006-6939: Medium severity, CVSS 4.6 | Vulnix