CVE-2001-0556 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Nirvana Editor (NEdit) versions 5.1.1 and earlier. A local attacker can exploit this flaw by using symlink attacks on backup or temporary files created during printing, leading to the overwriting of other users' files. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability from a local attack with low complexity. There is no known exploit intelligence, active exploitation, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 5.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:nedit:nedit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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