CVE-2001-0176 describes a critical privilege escalation vulnerability affecting Voyant Sonata 3.x. The setuid doroot program within this software improperly executes arbitrary command-line arguments, enabling local users to gain root privileges. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.2 due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion has been observed, the potential for local root access makes it a significant security concern for affected systems.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:voyant_technologies:sonata:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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