CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0165

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflow in the ximp40 shared library in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 allows local users to gain privileges via a long 'arg0' (process name) argument.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability may lead to unauthorized access to the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to the latest version and restrict access to local users who may exploit this vulnerability.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflow in ximp40 shared library in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "arg0" (process name) argument.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS