CVE-2001-0169

Description

When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.

2.1

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.14%

Vendor Advisory novell.com Vendor Advisory debian.org Vendor Advisory linux-mandrake.com Vendor Advisory redhat.com Vendor Advisory neohapsis.com Vendor Advisory calderasystems.com Vendor Advisory securityfocus.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html	vendor advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039	vendor advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971	vdb entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223	vdb entry patch vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650	mailing list patch
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2	patch vendor advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html	patch vendor advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html	vendor advisory
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt	vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2001-0169?: CVE-2001-0169 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2001-0169?: To fix CVE-2001-0169, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2001-0169 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2001-0169 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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