CVE-2001-1175

HighCVSS 7.2/10Last modified Nov 12, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 2.0 7.2/10AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036Patch, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851

Timeline

Published: Apr 1, 2002
Last modified: Nov 12, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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