Description
GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.
Metrics
CVSS 2.0 1.9/10
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:NWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39444Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
- http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
- http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/39444Vendor Advisory
- http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 16, 2010
- Last modified
- Jun 16, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified