CVE-2001-0170

Low

Description

glibc 2.1.9x and earlier does not properly clear the RESOLV_HOST_CONF, HOSTALIASES, or RES_OPTIONS environmental variables when executing setuid/setgid programs, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.

SeverityLow
CVSS2.1
Exploit probability—
ProductImmunix
PublishedMar 26, 2001
First seenMar 26, 2001

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
immunix immunix7.0_beta—
conectiva linux4.0, 4.0es, 4.1, 4.2, 5.0, 5.1, 6.0, ecommerce, graficas—
debian debian_linux2.3—
redhat linux7.0—

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