Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Aug 22, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0556

Description

The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.

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Affected products

Nedit/Nedit2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.1.1
- (no CPE)range: <=5.1.1

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3nvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667nvdExploitPatchVendor Advisory
www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.htmlnvd
www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.htmlnvd
www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237nvd

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