VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2001-0426

Buffer overflow in dtsession on Solaris, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

HIGH 7.2EPSS 0.87%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Buffer overflow in dtsession on Solaris, and possibly other operating systems, allows local users to gain privileges via a long LANG environmental variable.

CVSS 2.0: 7.2 HIGHAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
EPSS: 0.87% probability · 57th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Affected: sun/solaris · sun/sunos
Source: cve@mitre.org

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0203.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0203.htmlExploit, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.