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CVE-2001-1175

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2002-04-01 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

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.

Affected products

• Andries Brouwer Util-Linux: 2.10s, 2.11d

References

• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html
• http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851

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