HIGH
The (1) dump and (2) dump_lfs commands in NetBSD 1.4.x through 1.5.1 do not properly drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain privileges via the RCMD_CMD environment variable
Published Mar 15, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.33%
Description
The (1) dump and (2) dump_lfs commands in NetBSD 1.4.x through 1.5.1 do not properly drop privileges, which could allow local users to gain privileges via the RCMD_CMD environment variable.
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.
7.2 HIGH NVD
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Local
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.33% 0.00331
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00331
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 (12 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 23.86th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.33% (0.00331) | 24.63th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.06% (0.00060) | 15.88th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 17.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 16.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 14.22th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00045) | 12.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.04% (0.00042) | 5.63th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (0)
No CWE recorded.
References (2)
- ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-014.txt.asc vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7037 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/security/advisories/NetBSD-SA2001-014.txt.asc | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_NETBSD | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7037 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 15, 2002
Updated Aug 8, 2024
Reserved Mar 15, 2002
Link CVE-2001-1091
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a