vim (aka gvim) allows local users to modify files being edited by other users via a symlink attack on the backup and swap files, when the victim is editing the file in a world writable directory.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-18T04:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:37.227Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0409

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2001-06-18T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2017-10-10T01:29:43.047

Link: CVE-2001-0409

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