---
cve: "CVE-2001-0409"
severity: "LOW"
cvss: 3.1
epss: "71%"
vendor: "n/a"
kev: false
exploited: false
published: "2001-06-18 04:00:00"
tags: [cve, security, low]
source: tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier
exported: "2026-09-08T08:10:58+02:00"
---

# CVE-2001-0409

> 3.1 LOW

## Beschreibung

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.

## Exploit-Evidenz

- [EDB-20967 — Vim 5.x - Swap File Race Condition](https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20967) ✅

## Referenzen

- <http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-014.0.txt>
- <https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6628>
- <http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_012_vim.html>

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_Exportiert aus dem [tsecurity.de CVE-Dossier](https://tsecurity.de/cve?cve=CVE-2001-0409) · Datenquellen: EUVD (ENISA), NVD, OSV, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS, Exploit-DB, BSI BITS_