MEDIUM
vi.recover in OpenBSD before 3.1 allows local users to remove arbitrary zero-byte files such as device nodes
Published Mar 18, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.31%
Description
vi.recover in OpenBSD before 3.1 allows local users to remove arbitrary zero-byte files such as device nodes.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.31% 0.00312
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00312
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 21.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.31% (0.00312) | 22.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.10% (0.00095) | 24.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 11.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 9.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 7.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (3)
- ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/016_recover.patch x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191675 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10149 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.openbsd.org/pub/OpenBSD/patches/2.9/common/016_recover.patch | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatch | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/191675 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNUS Government Resource | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10149 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 18, 2005
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 18, 2005
Link CVE-2001-1415
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a