security flaw
Published Jul 27, 2001
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.52%
Description
The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Powertools 6.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:061
Red Hat Powertools 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:061
Red Hat Powertools 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:061
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Powertools 6.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:061 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:061 |
| Red Hat Powertools 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:061 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 41.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.52% (0.00517) | 39.66th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.74th | 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 (11)
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0556 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616597 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0556
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0556
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0556 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616597 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0556 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0556 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.