CVE-1999-1095
N/A
Published: September 12, 2001 at 04:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:49 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsLinuxSlackware Linux
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87619953510834&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88886870129518&w=2Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
Source: [email protected]
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88890116304676&w=2Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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