CVE-2010-1160
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.
- EPSS
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 31% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CWE
- CWE-59
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- gnu:nano
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/39444
- 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