security flaw
Published Jan 22, 2001
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.56%
Description
Joe text editor follows symbolic links when creating a rescue copy called DEADJOE during an abnormal exit, which allows local users to overwrite the files of other users whose joe session crashes.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue was fixed in the following products: - Red Hat Linux 5.2 - RHSA-2000:110 (2000-11-20) - Red Hat Linux 6.0 - RHSA-2000:110 (2000-11-20) - Red Hat Linux 6.1 - RHSA-2000:110 (2000-11-20) - Red Hat Linux 6.2 - RHSA-2000:110 (2000-11-20) - Red Hat Linux 7.0 - RHSA-2000:110 (2000-11-20)
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
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 | 0.56% (0.00560) | 44.60th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.56% (0.00560) | 41.98th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.14% (0.00138) | 31.23th | 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 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.34th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 22, 2023 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 68.05th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 65.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.28% (0.01282) | 41.72th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (12)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-11/0227.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://distro.conectiva.com.br/atualizacoes/?id=a&anuncio=000356 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_CONECTIVABroken Link
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=97500174210821&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQMailing List
- http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20001201 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANThird Party Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/MDKSA-2000-072.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEBroken Link
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2000-110.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATBroken Link
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1959 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB EntryVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2000-1178 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616542 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5546 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-1178
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2000-1178
Change history (0)
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