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CVE-2001-0196

inetd ident server in FreeBSD 4.x and earlier does not properly set group permissions, which...

5.0 Medium

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.

Exploit likelihood

1.54%Up 0.3 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.0

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.

Record
CVE-2001-0196
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2001-0196
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0196 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2001-0196
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-vwj6-9rj2-v8j7 No score

inetd ident server in FreeBSD 4.x and earlier does not properly set group permissions, which...

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.

Record
GHSA-vwj6-9rj2-v8j7
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0196 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.0) in Freebsd, published May 3, 2001. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.54%, the 75th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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