CVE-2001-1175

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.

Published: 2002-04-01 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2001-1175 is rated Moderate Risk (41/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.43%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2001-1175

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 0.05% 0.43% +0.38%
2 2025-03-30 0.05% 0.05% -0.00%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1175

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-2001-1175

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1175

vendor priority summary link
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1175

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1175

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
andries_brouwer util-linux 2.10s cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.10s:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
andries_brouwer util-linux 2.11d cpe:2.3:a:andries_brouwer:util-linux:2.11d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1175

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