VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2001-0422
Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.
HIGH 7.2EPSS 1.27%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.27%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 1.27% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0158.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2561Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6343
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A555
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0158.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2561Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6343
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A555
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.