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CVE-2001-0787

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when...

4.6 MediumPublic exploit

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Exploit likelihood

0.72%Down 1.0 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.6

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Record
CVE-2001-0787
CVSS 2.0
4.6 MediumAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Record
CVE-2001-0787
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2001-0772 No score

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Record
EUVD-2001-0772
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8cwj-qxjh-6vq7 No score

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when...

LPRng in Red Hat Linux 7.0 and 7.1 does not properly drop memberships in supplemental groups when lowering privileges, which could allow a local user to elevate privileges.

Record
GHSA-8cwj-qxjh-6vq7
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
Exploit-DBLPRng 3.6.x - Failure To Drop Supplementary Groups2001-06-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD

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In short

CVE-2001-0787 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Redhat Linux, published October 18, 2001. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

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