Vulnerability in Red Hat Linux
CVE-2001-0635
Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 29th percentile — 29.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Red Hat Linux — versions 7.1
References
- www.osvdb.org/5564 (vdb-entry)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6493 (vdb-entry)
- www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-058.html (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)