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CVE-2001-0170 Details

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 arbitrary files.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907 CVE
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181 CVEPatchVendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-OtherWeakness Not in a Standard CWE Category[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
immunix immunix
7.0_beta

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
conectiva linux
4.0
4.0es
4.1
4.2
5.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.0es:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:ecommerce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux:graficas:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux
2.3

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
redhat linux
7.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:alpha:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.0:*:i386:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2001-0170
NVD Published Date:
Mar 26, 2001
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2001-0170 Details - Not Deferred