1616577 – (CVE-2001-0289) CVE-2001-0289 security flaw

Bug 1616577 (CVE-2001-0289) - CVE-2001-0289 security flaw

Summary: CVE-2001-0289 security flaw

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Status:	CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias:	CVE-2001-0289
Product:	Security Response
Classification:	Other
Component:	vulnerability
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Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	All
OS:	Linux
Priority:	unspecified
Severity:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Assignee:	Red Hat Product Security
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TreeView+	depends on / blocked

Reported:	2018-08-16 01:14 UTC by Stephen Herr
Modified:	2019-09-29 14:47 UTC (History)
CC List:	0 users
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Last Closed:	2018-08-16 01:14:12 UTC
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Description Stephen Herr 2018-08-16 01:14:05 UTC

Flaw bug created to hold information about an old flaw we knew something about. For more details see the MITRE CVE description.

Comment 1 Stephen Herr 2018-08-16 17:08:07 UTC

MITRE description:

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.

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