security flaw
Published Jan 29, 2005
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.36%
Description
The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.
Affected products
No data.
- 6.3.011
- 6.3.025
- 6.3.030
- 6.3.044
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3
vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
Fixed · RHSA-2005:122
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
vim-1:6.3.046-0.40E.4
Fixed · RHSA-2005:036
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 | vim-1:6.3.046-0.30E.3 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:122 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 | vim-1:6.3.046-0.40E.4 | Fixed | RHSA-2005:036 |
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 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.38th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.36% (0.00360) | 27.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.08% (0.00077) | 20.64th | 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 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 54.09th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 17, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 52.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 50.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.10% (0.01104) | 28.85th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (12)
- http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=110608387001863&w=2 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- http://secunia.com/advisories/13841/ third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAPatchVendor Advisory
- http://securitytracker.com/id?1012938 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-036.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2005-122.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2005-0069 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.fedora.us/show_bug.cgi?id=2343 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1617442 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/18870 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0069
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9402 vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVAL
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0069
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.