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CVE-2001-1175

high

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 f…

Vendor / product: Andries Brouwer — util-linux

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.

CVSS
7.2
7.2 (CVSS v2.0)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Severity source: NVD CVSS v2.0 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2002-04-01 05:00
Modified: 2026-11-12 00:10
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 2 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

andries_brouwer / util-linux 2.10s, 2.11d

Weakness classification (CWE)

NVD-CWE-Other

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
Vendor advisory: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036
Vendor advisory: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
Vendor advisory: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036
Patch / mitigation: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
Patch / mitigation: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036
Patch / mitigation: http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
Patch / mitigation: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-12 00:12 UTC · record ↗

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