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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…
High7.2EPSS 0.35%
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- mitre
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
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High7.2 | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.35% · top 72% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (3)
- 19971006 KSR[T] Advisory #3: updatedb / crontabs (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19980302 overwrite any file with updatedb (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
- 19980303 updatedb stuff (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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