CVE-2001-0169

GLIBC 2.1.3 - 'LD_PRELOAD' Local Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

2.1

*CVSS v2

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

*SSVC

Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

NISTv2 2.1

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

None

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Partial

Availability

None

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:-

Exploitation

Automatable

Tech. Impact

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2001-03-04 First Exploit
2001-03-08 CVE Reserved
2001-03-26 CVE Published
2023-03-08 EPSS Updated
2024-08-08 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date

CWE

CAPEC

References (10)

URL	Tag	Source
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971	Vdb Entry

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/290	2001-03-04

URL	Date	SRC
http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2	2017-10-10
http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html	2017-10-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650	2017-10-10
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223	2017-10-10

URL	Date	SRC
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html	2017-10-10
http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt	2017-10-10
http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039	2017-10-10
http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html	2017-10-10

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "6.0"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "6.1"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				7.0 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "7.0"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				7.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux"				7.2 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Mandrakesoft Search vendor "Mandrakesoft"		Mandrake Linux Corporate Server Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux Corporate Server"				1.0.1 Search vendor "Mandrakesoft" for product "Mandrake Linux Corporate Server" and version "1.0.1"		-		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.0"		alpha		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.0"		i386		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.0 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.0"		sparc		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.1"		alpha		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.1"		i386		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.1 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.1"		sparc		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.2"		alpha		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.2"		i386		Affected
Redhat Search vendor "Redhat"		Linux Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux"				6.2 Search vendor "Redhat" for product "Linux" and version "6.2"		sparc		Affected
Trustix Search vendor "Trustix"		Secure Linux Search vendor "Trustix" for product "Secure Linux"				1.1 Search vendor "Trustix" for product "Secure Linux" and version "1.1"		-		Affected
Trustix Search vendor "Trustix"		Secure Linux Search vendor "Trustix" for product "Secure Linux"				1.2 Search vendor "Trustix" for product "Secure Linux" and version "1.2"		-		Affected
Turbolinux Search vendor "Turbolinux"		Turbolinux Search vendor "Turbolinux" for product "Turbolinux"				<= 6.0.5 Search vendor "Turbolinux" for product "Turbolinux" and version " <= 6.0.5"		-		Affected
Turbolinux Search vendor "Turbolinux"		Turbolinux Search vendor "Turbolinux" for product "Turbolinux"				6.1 Search vendor "Turbolinux" for product "Turbolinux" and version "6.1"		-		Affected