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CVE-2001-0635

Status: ModifiedMedium (4.6)—
Severity4.6Medium · CVSS 2.0
Exploitation probability0.38 %higher than 31% of CVEs
Active exploitationNonot in the CISA catalog
Public exploitNot knownno public code found

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

Base score
4.6
Version
2.0
Vector
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
0.38 %
Percentile among all scored CVEs
31
Score date
10/20/2026

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Redhat — Linux

CWEs

References

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