CVE Catalog

CVE-2001-0459

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep allow local users to gain root privileges when running with setuid. This issue can be exploited via long -d, -m, or -f options.

Risk Assessment

Local users can exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to the system with administrator privileges, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to remove the setuid flag from the ascdc program or apply patches that eliminate the buffer overflows.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

Buffer overflows in ascdc Afterstep while running setuid allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) -d option, (2) -m option, or (3) -f option.

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