PT-2001-1920 · Digital Guardian · Engarde Secure Linux+1

Published 2001-10-18 · Updated 2017-10-10 · CVE-2001-0739

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Guardian Digital WebTool in EnGarde Secure Linux version 1.0.1

Description: The issue allows restarted services to inherit some environmental variables, potentially enabling local users to gain root privileges.

Recommendations: For Guardian Digital WebTool in EnGarde Secure Linux version 1.0.1, consider restricting the inheritance of environmental variables by restarted services to prevent local users from gaining root privileges. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0739

Affected Products

Engarde Secure Linux

Guardian Digital Webtool

References · 4

• http://linuxsecurity.com/advisories/other_advisory-1404.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0739 · Security Note
• http://redhat.com/support/errata/RHSA-2001-126.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/7404 · Note