PT-2001-2221 · Sun · Sunos

Published 2001-07-05 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2001-1076

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 SunOS versions 5.5.1 through 5.8

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the whodo command. This buffer overflow can be triggered by a local user via a long SOR or CFIME environment variable, allowing the execution of arbitrary code.

Recommendations For SunOS versions 5.5.1 through 5.8, consider restricting access to the whodo command until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using long SOR or CFIME environment variables to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-1076

Affected Products

Sunos

References · 7

• 🔥 http://securityfocus.com/bid/2935 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20974 · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-1076 · Security Note
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-07/0076.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6802 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A47 · Note
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A34 · Note