Description
Joe text editor follows symbolic links when creating a rescue copy called DEADJOE during an abnormal exit, which allows local users to overwrite the files of other users whose joe session crashes.
Affected products
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n/a n/a
n/aaffected
References
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2 ↗
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3 ↗
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546 ↗
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.html ↗
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356 ↗
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html ↗
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201 ↗
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959 ↗