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CVE-2001-0289

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CVE-2001-0289

Published: May 7, 2001

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

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.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

RHSA-2001:024
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_REDHAT
20010228 Joe's Own Editor File Handling Error
mailing-list
x_refsource_BUGTRAQ
DSA-041
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_DEBIAN
MDKSA-2001:026
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRAKE

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