Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0409

Description

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.

Affected products

Vim/Vim
cpe:2.3:a:vim_development_group:vim:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txtnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.htmlnvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628nvd

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