security flaw
Published Jun 18, 2003
3.6
LOWCVSS 2.0
EPSS 0.38%
Description
dexconf in XFree86 Xserver 4.1.0-2 creates the /dev/dri directory with insecure permissions (666), which allows local users to replace or create files in the root file system.
Affected products
No data.
- 4.1.0.2
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:065
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:065
Red Hat Linux 7.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:064
Red Hat Linux 7.2
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:064
Red Hat Linux 7.3
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:066
Red Hat Linux 8.0
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:067
Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1
n/a
Fixed · RHSA-2003:065
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:065 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:065 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:065 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:064 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.2 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:064 |
| Red Hat Linux 7.3 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:066 |
| Red Hat Linux 8.0 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:067 |
| Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 | n/a | Fixed | RHSA-2003:065 |
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:P/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 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.38% (0.00382) | 29.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.11th | 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://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20010829121505.A16004%40compusol.com.au x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-228529-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1017429.1-1 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT
- http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1409 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616706 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1409
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1409
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://groups.google.com/groups?selm=20010829121505.A16004%40compusol.com.au | x_refsource_CONFIRMPatchVendor Advisory | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-66-228529-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-77-1017429.1-1 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUNALERT | |
| http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2003-067.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATPatchVendor Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1409 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1616706 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1409 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-1409 |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.