Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Jan 9, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026
CVE-2000-1178
CVE-2000-1178
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
1- cpe:2.3:a:joseph_allen:joe:2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
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References
8- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959nvdBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.htmlnvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/nvdBroken Link
- marc.infonvdMailing List
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3nvdBroken Link
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.htmlnvdBroken Link
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