PT-2001-1670 · Afterstep · Ascdc Afterstep

Published 2001-05-24 · Updated 2017-12-19 · CVE-2001-0459

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 ascdc Afterstep (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep when running setuid, which allows local users to gain root privileges. This can be achieved by providing a long option, specifically the (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0459

Affected Products

Ascdc Afterstep

References · 5

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20678 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20679 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0459 · Security Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6204 · Note
• http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=98408897106411&w=2 · Note