CVE-2001-0220 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ja-elvis and ko-helvis ports of the elvis text editor. This flaw allows local users to escalate their privileges to root. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), the vulnerability has a low attack complexity and requires local access, but grants full confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no evidence of active exploitation, an exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.8.4_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ja-elvis:ja-elvis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.8h2_1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ko-helvis:ko-helvis:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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