security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
The PAM implementation in /bin/login of the util-linux package before 2.11 causes a password entry to be rewritten across multiple PAM calls, which could provide the credentials of one user to a different user, when used in certain PAM modules such as pam_limits.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.10s
- 2.11f
- 2.11h
- 2.11i
- 2.11k
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:132
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:132
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:132 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2001:132 |
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:C/I:C/A:C
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 35.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00434) | 34.40th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.16th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 26.93th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 25, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 24.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00059) | 22.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 41.69th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 39.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 37.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.03% (0.01034) | 20.32th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (11)
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtml third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7266.php vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE
- http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219175 mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3415 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1147 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616647 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1147
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1147
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-009.shtml | third-party-advisorygovernment-resourcex_refsource_CIAC | |
| http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/7266.php | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-084.php3 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKE | |
| http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_034_shadow_txt.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/219175 | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3415 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1147 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616647 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1147 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1147 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.