CVE-2001-0635 — Redhat Linux vulnerability
5 documents5 sources
Severity
4.6MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 84.69%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
Timeline
PublishedAug 14
Latest updateApr 30
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.
CVSS vector
AV:L/AC:L/C:P/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 6.4