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.
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MITRE
Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.649Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00
Link: CVE-1999-1095
Vulnrichment
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NVD
Status : Modified
Published: 1997-10-06T04:00:00.000
Modified: 2024-11-20T23:30:17.353
Link: CVE-1999-1095
Redhat
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