Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 2, 2001· Updated Apr 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0310

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.

Affected products

FreeBSD/FreeBSD2 versions
cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:3.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:freebsd:freebsd:4.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:13.sort.ascnvd
www.securityfocus.com/bid/3960nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6038nvd

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