VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2001-0635

CVSS score4.6 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.38%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2001-08-14
Last modified2026-06-16
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Description

Red Hat Linux 7.1 sets insecure permissions on swap files created during installation, which can allow a local attacker to gain additional privileges by reading sensitive information from the swap file, such as passwords.

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