{
  "modified": "2025-08-09T19:01:26Z",
  "published": "2007-01-17T00:28:00Z",
  "id": "CVE-2006-6939",
  "details": "GNU ed before 0.3 allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files, possibly in the open_sbuf function.",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23832"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23848"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/23857"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://secunia.com/advisories/24054"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDKSA-2007:023"
    },
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4573"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2449"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://fedoranews.org/cms/node/2450"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://freshmeat.net/projects/ed/?branch_id=17855\u0026release_id=240890"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/22129"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "http://www.trustix.org/errata/2007/0005"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30374"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://issues.rpath.com/browse/RPL-962"
    }
  ]
}