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CVE-2001-1383

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2001-1383 describes a predictable temporary file name vulnerability in the initscript of setserial 2.17-4 and earlier, specifically affecting Red Hat Linux. This local vulnerability, rated Medium (CVSS 6.2), has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability due to its ability to allow unauthorized file operations, though it requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion, indicating a low current threat landscape.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:linux:7.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 2.0

6.2MEDIUM

AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Confidentiality Impact
COMPLETE
Integrity Impact
COMPLETE
Availability Impact
COMPLETE
Access Vector
LOCAL
Access Complexity
HIGH
Authentication
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.9
Impact Score
10.0
CvssVersion
2.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.32%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
24.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0032 is in the 23rd percentile among its peer group of 1,595 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.0
View patch
redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Linux 7.1
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2001-1383

security flaw

Sep 19, 2001

References

rhn.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2001-110.html
PatchVendor Advisory
iss.net / security_center/static/7177.php
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/3367