CVE Catalog

CVE-1999-1095

High
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.35%

27th percentile - higher than 27% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability in the sort tool allows local users to modify arbitrary files writable by the user running sort by creating temporary files and following symbolic links.

Risk Assessment

Organizations may be exposed to unauthorized changes to files, potentially leading to data integrity loss and security issues.

Recommendation

It is recommended to restrict access to the sort tool for local users and to monitor and audit its usage in the system.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS