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Unscored Public exploit CVE-2001-0401 EUVD-2001-0398GHSA-jvfw-8chg-hrhf

Buffer overflow in tip in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

Published May 24, 2001 · Updated Aug 8, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

Buffer overflow in tip in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

Public exploits

Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.

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Exploit-DB 1

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