Unscored severity · published Mar 26, 2001
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…
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CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.9% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Linux · Redhat
6.0; 6.0; 6.0; 6.1; 6.1; 6.1; +3 more · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux · Mandrakesoft
6.0; 6.1; 7.0; 7.1; 7.2 · source: NVD
ML
Mandrake Linux Corporate Server · Mandrakesoft
1.0.1 · source: NVD
SL
Secure Linux · Trustix
1.1; 1.2 · source: NVD
TU
Turbolinux · Turbolinux
through 6.0.5; 6.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0169
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0169
archives.neohapsis.com
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html
www.calderasystems.com
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt
www.debian.org
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039
Patch
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2
www.novell.com
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html
Patch
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html
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