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CVE-2001-0289

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.

Published

2001-05-03T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-Other

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	joseph_allen	joe	2.8	Yes

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html ([email protected])
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)