CVE-2001-1555 describes a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Solaris 8, specifically within the pt_chmod function. This flaw allows local users to write to other users' terminals by manipulating Access Control Lists (ACLs) due to improper terminal privilege resetting upon logout. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 4.6, it requires local access and has a low attack complexity, potentially leading to confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or media coverage, though it has garnered a notable amount of community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.