CVE-2001-0190 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the /usr/bin/cu utility, affecting Solaris 2.8 and earlier, and potentially other operating systems. This flaw allows local users to escalate privileges by providing an excessively long program name (arg0) when executing cu. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability with low attack complexity and no authentication required. Despite its severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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