MEDIUM
security flaw
Published Mar 9, 2002
4.6
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
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.
Affected products
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.
4.6 MEDIUM NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.38% 0.00381
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00381
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 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 29.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00381) | 29.65th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00050) | 12.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.07th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (7)
- http://www.osvdb.org/5564 vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-058.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0635 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616605 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6493 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0635
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0635
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.osvdb.org/5564 | vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDB | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-058.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0635 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616605 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6493 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0635 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0635 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 9, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Jul 27, 2001
Link CVE-2001-0635
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a