{"cve":"CVE-2001-0170","nvd":{"published":"2001-03-26T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:53:48.183","status":"Modified","description":"glibc 2.1.9x and earlier does not properly clear the RESOLV_HOST_CONF, HOSTALIASES, or RES_OPTIONS environmental variables when executing setuid/setgid programs, which could allow local users to read arbitrary files.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0131.html","http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-01/0186.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-001.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2181","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5907"],"products":["conectiva:linux","debian:debian_linux","immunix:immunix","redhat:linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:33:02.361923049+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-0170","score":0.00843,"percentile":0.57964,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}