CVE-2001-0409
Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition
Severity Score
2.1
*CVSS v2
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
1
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
-
*KEV
Decision
-
*SSVC
Descriptions
vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.
*Credits:
N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
Exploitation
Automatable
Tech. Impact
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
- 2001-01-26 First Exploit
- 2001-05-24 CVE Reserved
- 2001-06-18 CVE Published
- 2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
- 2024-08-08 CVE Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
CAPEC
References (4)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628 | Vdb Entry |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20967 | 2001-01-26 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt | 2017-10-10 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html | 2017-10-10 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Vim Development Group Search vendor "Vim Development Group" | Vim Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" | 5.7 Search vendor "Vim Development Group" for product "Vim" and version "5.7" | - |
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