CVE-2005-0069 in VIM

Summary

The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

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• Reservation: 01/14/2005
• Disclosure: 01/13/2005
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-23839
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-61 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.9
• EPSS: 0.00081
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2005-0069
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2005-0069
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2005-0069/