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CVE-1999-1095
Published: Sep 12, 2001
Modified: Aug 1, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
19971006 KSR[T] Advisory #3: updatedb / crontabs
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19980302 overwrite any file with updatedb
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19980303 updatedb stuff
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