PT-2001-1844 · Oracle · Solaris

Published

2001-10-30

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Updated

2018-10-30

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CVE-2001-0652

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

VectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Solaris versions 2.6 through 8
Description: A heap overflow issue in the xlock component allows local users to gain root privileges. This can be achieved by setting a long value for either the XFILESEARCHPATH or XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environmental variable.
Recommendations: For Solaris versions 2.6 through 8, update to a version that includes a fix for this issue to prevent local users from gaining root privileges.

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Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0652

Affected Products

Solaris