PT-2001-1537 · Freebsd · Freebsd

Published 2001-05-07 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0310

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

2.1

Low

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions FreeBSD versions 4.1.1 and earlier

Description The issue is related to the sort command in FreeBSD, which uses predictable temporary file names and does not properly handle existing temporary files, causing it to crash. This could potentially impact security-sensitive scripts.

Recommendations For FreeBSD versions 4.1.1 and earlier, consider updating to a newer version that addresses this issue, as the current version may cause crashes and potentially affect security-sensitive scripts. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0310

Affected Products

Freebsd

References · 4

• ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:13.sort.asc · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0310 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6038 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/3960 · Note