4.6

CVE-2000-1137: gnu ed

CVSS: 4.6v2.0MediumModified
Published 22-01-2001Last modified 08-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2000-1137 is a medium (CVSS 4.6) vulnerability in gnu ed. EPSS estimates a 0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
18/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.6/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.39%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 22-01-2001
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

GNU ed before 0.2-18.1 allows local users to overwrite the files of other users via a symlink attack.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.39%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

32%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.39% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.39%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Gnu1 product
  • ed2.15 | 2.16tr | 2.18 | 2.18.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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