CVE-2001-0594 EXPLOIT
4.6
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1% (pctl 60)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
kcms_configure as included with Solaris 7 and 8 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow in a command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.6 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 0.95% — more likely to be exploited than 60% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-08-02 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| sun | solaris |
| sun | sunos |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (1) | 2001-04-09 |
| exploit-db | Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (2) | 2001-04-09 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0140.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2558
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6359
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A65
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0140.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2558
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6359
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A65
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A7
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