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medium 4.6

CVE-2005-0069 json

The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temp…

published 2005-01-13 21 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2005-0070

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.4%
EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 29%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

The (1) tcltags or (2) vimspell.sh scripts in vim 6.3 allow local users to overwrite or create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on temporary files.

Patch / fix

  • vim Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 1:6.3-058+1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2005-0069

  • vim RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
  • vim-X11 RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
  • vim-common RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
  • vim-minimal RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
  • vim-enhanced RHEL 3 1:6.3.046-0.30E.3
  • vim RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-0.40E.4
  • vim-X11 RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-0.40E.4
  • vim-common RHEL 4 1:6.3.046-0.40E.4

red hat advisories RHSA-2005:122RHSA-2005:036

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2005-0069 updated

security flaw

  • Red Hat Desktop version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.3 Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 vim 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-common 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.40E.4 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 vim 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-common 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.40E.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:036
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 vim 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-common 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.40E.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:036
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 vim 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-common 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.30E.3, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.30E.3
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:122
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 vim 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-X11 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-common 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-minimal 6.3.046-0.40E.4, vim-enhanced 6.3.046-0.40E.4
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2005:036

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Exploit prediction

0.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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