Description
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.
References (6)
Core 6
Core References
Various Sources mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/nano-devel/2010-04/msg00000.html
Various Sources x_refsource_confirm
http://svn.savannah.gnu.org/viewvc/trunk/nano/ChangeLog?revision=4503&root=nano&view=markup
Mailing List mailing-list
x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2010/04/14/4
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1023891
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
http://drosenbe.blogspot.com/2010/03/nano-as-root.html
Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/39444
Scores
EPSS
0.0004
EPSS Percentile
13.7%
Details
CWE
CWE-59
Status
published
Products (50)
gnu/nano
0.5.0
gnu/nano
0.5.1
gnu/nano
0.5.2
gnu/nano
0.5.3
gnu/nano
0.5.4
gnu/nano
0.5.5
gnu/nano
0.6.0
gnu/nano
0.6.1
gnu/nano
0.6.2
gnu/nano
0.6.3
... and 40 more
Published
Apr 16, 2010
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026