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.
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cve-icon MITRE Information

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2010-04-16T19:00:00Z

Updated: 2010-04-16T19:00:00Z

Reserved: 2010-03-29T00:00:00Z


Link: CVE-2010-1160

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cve-icon NVD Information

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2010-04-16T19:30:00.460

Modified: 2010-06-07T04:00:00.000


Link: CVE-2010-1160

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