CVE-2010-1161 describes a race condition in GNU nano versions prior to 2.2.4. This vulnerability allows a local, user-assisted attacker to change the ownership of arbitrary files when root uses nano to edit a file not owned by root, specifically during backup file creation. The CVSS score of 3.7 indicates low severity, with a local attack vector and high access complexity, potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
0.5.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:nano:0.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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