security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.39%
Description
GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2000:123
Red Hat Linux 6.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2000:123
Red Hat Linux 6.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2000:123
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2000:123
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2000:123
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2000:123 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2000:123 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2000:123 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2000:123 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2000:123 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is not vulnerable to this issue as it contains a backported patch.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.39% (0.00392) | 30.76th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00069) | 18.44th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (10)
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000359 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.osvdb.org/6491 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1137 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616538 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1137
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1137
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000359 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVA | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001129 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIAN | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-076.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.osvdb.org/6491 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-123.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1137 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616538 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5723 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1137 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1137 |
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