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CVE-2001-0556

HIGH CVSS: 7.2 Published: 2001-08-22 Modified: 2026-06-16

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.

Affected Platforms

Nedit Nedit

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References