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.
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: 2001-05-07T04:00:00.000Z
Updated: 2024-08-08T04:14:06.578Z
Reserved: 2001-03-08T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2001-0170
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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-03-26T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-2001-0170