CVE-2001-1322

xinetd 2.1.8 and earlier runs with a default umask of 0, which could allow local users to read or modify files that are created by an application that runs under xinetd but does not set its own safe umask.

Published: 2001-07-10 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2001-1322 is rated Low Risk (24.4/100): CVSS Low severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.36%). 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-2001-1322

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 0.10% 0.36% +0.26%
2 2025-03-17 0.04% 0.10% +0.06%
3 2023-03-07 0.04%

Full EPSS history (4 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2001-1322

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
3.6 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/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:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
3.9 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2001-1322

OS Trackers for CVE-2001-1322

vendor priority summary link
redhat https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2001-1322

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2001-1322

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.8 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.8_pre3 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.8_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre1 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre2 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre3 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre4 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre5 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre7 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre8 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre9 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre10 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre11 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre12 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre13 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre14 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre14:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
xinetd xinetd 2.1.8.9_pre15 cpe:2.3:a:xinetd:xinetd:2.1.8.9_pre15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2001-1322

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