CVE-2001-0422 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.3% (pctl 69)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.28% — more likely to be exploited than 69% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-07-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | solaris |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris 2.x/7.0/8 - Xsun HOME Buffer Overflow | 2001-04-10 |
References
- 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
- 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
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