CVE catalog
CVE-2006-6939
ed: CVE-2006-6939
- Severity
- Medium
- Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.39% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ed | sid | 1.22.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ed | forky | 1.22.5-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ed | trixie | 1.21.1-1 | fixed |
| Debian | ed | bookworm | 1.19-1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | ed | source | sid | 0.2-19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ed | source | forky | 0.2-19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ed | source | trixie | 0.2-19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
| Debian | ed | source | bookworm | 0.2-19 | not yet assigned | Not reported | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]
- [ed]Fixed
Details (2)
1.19-1· amd64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2-19dsa · ed · debian · bookworm; dsa · ed · debian · 12
1.19-1· arm64 · bookwormFixed · Fixed:
0.2-19dsa · ed · debian · bookworm; dsa · ed · debian · 12
[Debian 13 (Trixie)]
- [ed]Fixed
Details (2)
1.21.1-1· amd64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2-19dsa · ed · debian · 13
1.21.1-1· arm64 · trixieFixed · Fixed:
0.2-19dsa · ed · debian · 13
Observed: