VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0087
itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.90%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.90%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 0.90% probability · 58th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- michael glickman/itetris
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.