CVE-1999-1095

sort creates temporary files and follows symbolic links, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files that are writable by the user running sort, as…

published September 12, 2001

CVSS
—
EPSS
0%
Percentile
26.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

sort creates temporary files and follows symbolic links, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files that are writable by the user running sort, as observed in updatedb and other programs that use sort.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00346 · 26.9th percentile
Published
2001-09-12T04:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 SEP 04:00Z
    sort creates temporary files and follows symbolic links, which allows local users to modify arbitrary files that are writable by the user running sort, as…
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