PT-2001-2164 · Snes9X · Snes9X

Published 2001-10-16 · Updated 2008-09-05 · CVE-2001-1015

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 Snes9x version 1.37

Description A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument when Snes9x is installed setuid root.

Recommendations For Snes9x version 1.37, consider removing the setuid root installation to prevent exploitation until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, restrict access to Snes9x to minimize the risk of unauthorized privilege escalation. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this issue.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1015

Affected Products

Snes9X

References · 4

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/3437 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0107.html · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/21120 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1015 · Security Note