01 Record
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
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.84% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 57.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-16.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2001-05-07 04:00Z25 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-08 04:14Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2001-03-08
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 2d87194f3320a97f89c085caba57dbb23ae8ccc232034750a130a67624119f92
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comlinux-glibc-read-files(5907)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907
- www.redhat.comRHSA-2001:001http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html
- archives.neohapsis.com20010110 [slackware-security] glibc 2.2 local vulnerability on setuid binarieshttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html
- archives.neohapsis.com20010110 Glibc Local Root Exploithttp://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html
- www.securityfocus.com2181http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181