CVE-2001-0310

FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier - Denial of Service via Predictable Temporary File Handling

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

sort in FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier, and possibly other operating systems, uses predictable temporary file names and does not properly handle when the temporary file already exists, which causes sort to crash and possibly impacts security-sensitive scripts.

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3960
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6038
Various Sources vendor-advisory x_refsource_freebsd
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:13.sort.asc

Scores

EPSS 0.0009
EPSS Percentile 25.5%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
freebsd/freebsd 3.5.1
freebsd/freebsd 4.1.1
Published Jun 02, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026