CVE-2001-0170

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.1

MODERATE

Vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.639

Associated Vulnerability

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Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234