CVE-1999-1545: Joes Own Editor Joe

Low severity, CVSS 2.1. EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Joe's Own Editor (joe) 2.8 sets the world-readable permission on its crash-save file, DEADJOE, which could allow local users to read files that were being edited by other users.

Affected products

• Joes Own Editor Joe: version 2.8 only

Published 1999-07-14. Last modified 2026-06-16.