CVE-2001-0635 Information disclosure in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can read sensitive data from insecure swap files to gain privileges. System administrators should apply vendor patches.

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-2001-0635?

CVE-2001-0635 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Redhat Linux, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official 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.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0635?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Redhat Linux.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0635?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0635 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0635 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0635 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-432r-vhq4-vhjx.