Vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
CVE-2001-0169
When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (56.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 56.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 7.0
- Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server — versions 1.0.1
- Trustix Secure Linux — versions 1.1, 1.2
- Turbolinux — versions 6.1
- Red Hat Linux — versions 6.0, 6.1, 6.2
References
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039 (vendor-advisory)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971 (vdb-entry)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650 (mailing-list, Patch)
- www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html (vendor-advisory)
- www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt (vendor-advisory)