{"cve":"CVE-2001-1175","nvd":{"published":"2002-04-01T05:00:00.000","modified":"2026-06-16T21:55:43.823","status":"Modified","description":"vipw in the util-linux package before 2.10 causes /etc/shadow to be world-readable in some cases, which would make it easier for local users to perform brute force password guessing.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":[],"references":["http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-132.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3036","https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6851","http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-095.html"],"products":["andries_brouwer:util-linux"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T19:34:38.930894741+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2001-1175","score":0.00425,"percentile":0.36781,"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."]}