security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.74%
Description
Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file, which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory, then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.8
No data.
Red Hat Linux 5.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:024
Red Hat Linux 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:024
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:024
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 5.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:024 |
| Red Hat Linux 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:024 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:024 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
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 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 53.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.74% (0.00742) | 49.68th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.25% (0.00246) | 46.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0289 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616577 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0289
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0289
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0289 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616577 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0289 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0289 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.