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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:06:55.354Z

Reserved: 2001-02-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0087

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-02-12T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Link: CVE-2001-0087

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