CVE-2006-6939 Insecure use of temporary file in ed
Published Jan 17, 2007
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.
Affected products
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat is aware of this issue and is tracking it via the following bug: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=223072 The Red Hat Security Response Team has rated this issue as having low security impact, a future update may address this flaw.
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 3, 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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00380) | 29.62th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00368) | 28.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00066) | 17.73th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 11.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 11, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 9.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 18, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.79th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00044) | 8.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.98th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 74.94th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 72.92th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.55% (0.01547) | 51.82th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (17)
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORA
- http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855&release_id=240890 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23832 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23848 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/23857 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://secunia.com/advisories/24054 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIA
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVA
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TRUSTIX
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573 vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPEN
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2006-6939 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=223075 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962 x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-6939
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2006-6939
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