CVE-2001-0084

Exp

GTK+ library allows local users to specify arbitrary modules via the GTK_MODULES environmental variable, which could allow local users to gain privileges if GTK+ is used by a setuid/setgid program.

Published: 2001-02-12 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-0084 is rated High Exploit Risk (67.4/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.22%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2001-0084

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
20526 exploit_db edb 2001-01-02 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0084

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.24% 1.22% +0.98%
2 2026-02-19 0.27% 0.24% -0.03%
3 2025-03-17 — 0.27% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0084

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0084

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0084

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
gnome gtk 1.2.8 cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0084

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