VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-1999-1095
CVSS score7.2 HIGH
EPSS probability0.35%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published1997-10-06
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.