CVE-2001-1015 EXPLOIT
7.2
HIGH · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 1.5% (pctl 74)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
Buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.2 (HIGH, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
| EPSS | 1.54% — more likely to be exploited than 74% of all CVEs |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2001-10-16 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| snes9x.com | snes9x |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Snes9x 1.3 - Local Buffer Overflow | 2001-10-16 |
References
→ the Explorer · watch your stack · NVD