Vulnerability in Conectiva Linux
CVE-2001-0170
glibc 2.1.9x and earlier does not properly clear the RESOLV_HOST_CONF, HOSTALIASES, or RES_OPTIONS environmental variables when executing setuid/setgid programs, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (56.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Conectiva Linux — versions 4.0, 4.0es, 4.1
- Immunix — versions 7.0_beta
- Debian Linux — versions 2.3
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.0
References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list, Patch)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181 (Patch, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)