CVE-2001-0416

sgml-tools (aka sgmltools) before 1.0.9-15 creates temporary files with insecure permissions, which allows other users to read files that are being processed by sgml-tools.

Published: 2001-06-27 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-0416 is rated Low Risk (20.8/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.44%). Mandatory action: Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-0416

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 0.09% 0.44% +0.34%
2 2025-03-17 0.05% 0.09% +0.04%
3 2023-03-07 0.05%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-0416

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N 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:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-0416

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-0416

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-0416

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-0416

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
debian sgml-tools 1.0.9.15 cpe:2.3:a:debian:sgml-tools:1.0.9.15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
immunix immunix 6.2 cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
immunix immunix 7.0 cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
immunix immunix 7.0_beta cpe:2.3:a:immunix:immunix:7.0_beta:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.0 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 6.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.1 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
mandrakesoft mandrake_linux 7.2 cpe:2.3:o:mandrakesoft:mandrake_linux:7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-0416

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