security flaw
Published Jun 25, 2002
7.2
HIGHCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.43%
Description
vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.
Affected products
No data.
- 2.10s
- 2.11d
No data.
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2001:095
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-2001:095 |
| 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 (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 34.43th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.43% (0.00425) | 33.71th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.05% (0.00047) | 11.66th | 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 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 32.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 30.63th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 28.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00950) | 13.46th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
No CWE recorded.
References (8)
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1175 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616650 Issue Tracking
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1175
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1175
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1175 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616650 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1175 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1175 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.