CVE-2006-6939 describes a local file overwrite vulnerability in GNU ed versions prior to 0.3, potentially affecting the open_sbuf function. This flaw allows a local attacker to overwrite arbitrary files through a symlink attack on temporary files. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P), it indicates low attack complexity and potential for partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 0.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:ed:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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