Vulnerability Report

CVE-2001-0169

Title: glibc LD_PRELOAD bypass in SUID/SGID allows arbitrary file overwrite

Arbitrary file overwrite / Privilege escalation

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2001-0169

CWE Category NVD-CWE-noinfo
Published Date Mar 26, 2001
Modified Date Apr 03, 2025
Exploit Status Available
Score 2.1 CVSS v2.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.14%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2001-0169: 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.

Impacted Vendors

C
cyrix 1
T
turbolinux 1
M
mandrakesoft 2
C
conectiva 1
T
trustix 1
E
engardelinux 1
R
redhat 1

Reference Links

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/linux/turbolinux/2001-q1/0004.html http://www.calderasystems.com/support/security/advisories/CSSA-2001-007.0.txt http://www.debian.org/security/2001/dsa-039 http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/security/2001/MDKSA-2001-012.php3?dis=7.2 http://www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2001_001_glibc_txt.html http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-002.html http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/157650 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2223 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5971
CVSS v2.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity LOW
2.1
Access Vector
N/A
Authentication
N/A
RAW VECTOR AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2001-0169 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

Exploit-DB https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/290
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MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector N/A
Complexity N/A
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.