CVE-2001-0289 Information

Description

Joe text editor 2.8 searches the current working directory (CWD) for the .joerc configuration file which could allow local users to gain privileges of other users by placing a Trojan Horse .joerc file into a directory then waiting for users to execute joe from that directory.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-02/0490.html http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-041 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-026.php3 http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-024.html