CVE-1999-1095
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Sep 12, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 1, 2024
- Reserved
- Aug 31, 2001
Description
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.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
n/an/a |
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References
- 19971006 KSR[T] Advisory #3: updatedb / crontabsmailing-list
- 19980302 overwrite any file with updatedbmailing-list
- 19980303 updatedb stuffmailing-list
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