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CVE-2001-0409

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2001-06-18 Modified: 2026-06-16

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 Platforms

Vim Development Group Vim

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References