PT-2001-1641 · Sun · Sun Solaris

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2001-0426

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sun Solaris (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue exists in the dtsession component, potentially affecting other operating systems besides Solaris. This issue allows local users to escalate privileges by exploiting a long LANG environmental variable.

Recommendations For the affected versions of Sun Solaris, consider restricting access to the dtsession component until a fix is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid setting long values for the LANG environmental variable to minimize the risk of exploitation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0426

Affected Products

Sun Solaris

References · 3

• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0203.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20766 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0426 · Security Note