DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-6939
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939
Upstream
Published
2007-01-17T00:28:00Z
Modified
2025-11-19T02:04:27.639Z
Summary
[none]
Details

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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2-19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939.json"

Debian:12 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2-19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939.json"

Debian:13 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2-19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939.json"

Debian:14 / ed

Package

Name
ed
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/ed?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.2-19

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-6939.json"