CVE-2001-0169 Privilege escalation in n/a
Local attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via LD_PRELOAD in SUID/SGID apps due to missing glibc checks, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2001-0169?
CVE-2001-0169 is a low-severity vulnerability in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
When using the LD_PRELOAD environmental variable in SUID or SGID applications, glibc does not verify that preloaded libraries in /etc/ld.so.cache are also SUID/SGID, which could allow a local user to overwrite arbitrary files by loading a library from /lib or /usr/lib.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0169?
It affects 5 products.
Products include Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux, Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux Corporate Server, Redhat Linux, Trustix Secure Linux, Turbolinux Turbolinux.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0169?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2001-0169 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0169 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Mandrakesoft Mandrake Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r94v-226p-r77g.