CVE-2001-0422 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00263.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Sun Subscribe	Solaris Subscribe Sunos Subscribe

Configuration 1 [-]

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	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0419	Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0158.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2561
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6343
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A555

History

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Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2002-03-09T05:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-08T04:21:38.397Z

Reserved: 2001-05-24T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2001-0422

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2001-07-02T04:00:00.000

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

Link: CVE-2001-0422

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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