CVE-2001-0170: glibc 2.1.9x and earlier does not properly clear the RESOLV_HOST_CONF, HOSTALIASES, or RES_OPTIONS environmental variables when executing…
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 8/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (Exploit-DB); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.84% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 58.4% of all records.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Mar 26, 2001
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.8% · 58th percentile
- CWE
- —
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Action score
8
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 8 / 40 · 2.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.8%
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| immunix | immunix | cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix |
| conectiva | linux | cpe:2.3:o:conectiva:linux |
| debian | debian linux | cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux |
| redhat | linux | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- conectiva linux4.0
- conectiva linux4.0es
- conectiva linux4.1
- conectiva linux4.2
- conectiva linux5.0
- conectiva linux5.1
- conectiva linux6.0
- conectiva linuxecommerce
+4 more rows
- conectiva linuxgraficas
- debian debian linux2.3
- immunix immunix7.0_beta
- redhat linux7.0
Same product
immunix: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
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- CVE-2002-1565Buffer overflow in url_filename function for wget 1.8.1 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) and possibly…31Monitor
- CVE-2000-1208Format string vulnerability in startprinting() function of printjob.c in BSD-based lpr lpd package may allow local users to gain privileges…28Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2001-0142Mar 12, 2001 · squid 2.3 and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack in some configurations.4Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2001-0143Mar 12, 2001 · vpop3d program in linuxconf 1.23r and earlier allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack.4Monitor
- Later →CVE-2001-0641Sep 20, 2001 · Buffer overflow in man program in various distributions of Linux allows local user to execute arbitrary code as group man via a long -S…18Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Exploit-DB entry ×2
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| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 2001-01-25 |
| Exploit-DB entry | local | 1996-01-01 |
Research context
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Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoC-1911 d
- Published
- TodayNov 14, 2026+9364 d
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- P · data can be read
- Integrity
- none
- Availability
- none
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Confidentiality impact
- P
- Integrity impact
- None
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
—
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
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Change log (0)
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References
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