CVE-2001-0310
FreeBSD 4.1.1 and earlier - Denial of Service via Predictable Temporary File Handling
Title source: llmDescription
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