CVE-2001-0196

N/A Unknown
Published: May 03, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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Description

inetd ident server in FreeBSD 4.x and earlier does not properly set group permissions, which allows remote attackers to read the first 16 bytes of files that are accessible by the wheel group.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:11.inetd.v1.1.asc
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.osvdb.org/1753
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2324
Source: cve@mitre.org
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6052
Source: cve@mitre.org
ftp://ftp.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/CERT/advisories/FreeBSD-SA-01:11.inetd.v1.1.asc
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.osvdb.org/1753
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2324
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6052
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.6%
69th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

freebsd