GCVE-110-CERTCC-2001-747736

Advisory Published

Vulnetix · Advisory published May 31, 2001

The implementation of vi, a text editor, provided with SCO Openunix creates insecure temporary files with predictable names. Using a symbolic link attack, an intruder can overwrite any file writable by the user of vi.

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impact3population10exploitation0widely_known15score_current1.0125ease_of_exploitation10

Aliases

CVE-2001-0627

References

SCO OpenServer/UnixWare vi creates temporary files insecurely

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SCO OpenServer/UnixWare vi creates temporary files insecurely

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SCO OpenServer/UnixWare vi creates temporary files insecurely

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