CVE-2001-0310

Severity: low (CVSS 2.1 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2001-06-02 · updated 2026-06-16

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: 3.5.1, 4.1.1

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3960
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6038
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3960
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6038

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