CVE-1999-1095 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00064.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

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Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:4.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:slackware:slackware_linux:3.3:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1076	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=87619953510834&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88886870129518&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=88890116304676&w=2

History

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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 : Deferred

Published: 1997-10-06T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-1999-1095

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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