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CVE-2001-0289

Published: May 03, 2001 | Modified: Apr 03, 2025
CVSS 3.x
N/A
Source:
NVD
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0289
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/NVD-Other.html

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 Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
JoeJoseph_allen2.8 (including)2.8 (including)
Red Hat Linux 5.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 6.2RedHat*
Red Hat Linux 7.0RedHat*

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