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

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-07T01:14:06.638Z

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

Link: CVE-2010-1160

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-11T00:51:21.963

Link: CVE-2010-1160

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2010-04-02T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2010-1160 - Bugzilla