CVE-2001-0556
The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users'...
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.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0556- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2001-0556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0548 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2001-0548- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cvjw-q229-564h No score
The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users'...
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.
- Record
GHSA-cvjw-q229-564h- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2001-0556 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) in Nedit, published July 27, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.52%, the 44th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html
securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237
redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.html
linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3
debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053
novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0556
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cvjw-q229-564h