CVE-2001-0635 describes an insecure permissions vulnerability in Red Hat Linux 7.1, where swap files created during installation are world-readable. This allows a local attacker to potentially gain additional privileges by accessing sensitive information, such as passwords, stored within these swap files. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity and potential for partial impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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