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CVE-2010-1160

LOW CVSS: 1.9 Published: 2010-04-16 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.

Affected Platforms

Gnu Nano

Weakness Type

CWE-59

References