security flaw
Published May 7, 2001
2.1
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.84%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 1
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:001
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:001 |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 56.41th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.84% (0.00843) | 52.99th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.26% (0.00261) | 47.50th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 0.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.53th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 23, 2023 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 76.48th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 74.44th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.76% (0.01761) | 53.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (9)
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0170 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616572 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0170
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0170
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0170 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616572 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0170 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0170 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.