CVE-2001-0401 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'tip' utility affecting Solaris 8 and earlier versions. This flaw allows a local attacker to execute arbitrary commands by supplying an excessively long HOME environmental variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability presents a significant risk, as it requires low attack complexity and no authentication, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the CISA KEV catalog and showing no active community discussion or media coverage, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, indicating its potential for exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 5.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
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:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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