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CVE-2010-1160 json

GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local…

published 16y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2010-1190

cvss
1.9
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

GNU nano before 2.2.4 does not verify whether a file has been changed before it is overwritten in a file-save operation, which allows local user-assisted attackers to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an attacker-owned file that is being edited by the victim.

Patch / fix

  • nano Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.2.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2010-1160

  • nano openSUSE Tumbleweed 2.7.1-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2024:10435-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2010-1160 updated cvss 3.6

nano: multiple file editing insecurities

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 nano Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 nano
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 nano
    affected: no fix available

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 1.9 AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

Sources

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