CVE-2001-1076 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'whodo' utility affecting Sun Solaris and SunOS versions 5.5.1 through 5.8. This flaw allows local users to execute arbitrary code by supplying an overly long SOR or CFIME environment variable. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can lead to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in CISA's KEV catalog, an exploit for this vulnerability is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.5.1:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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