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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jan 17, 2007· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2006-6939

CVE-2006-6939

Description

GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.

Affected products

2
  • GNU/Ed2 versions
    cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
    • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=0.2
    • (no CPE)range: <0.3

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

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