CVE-2001-0087
itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root...
- Published
- Feb 2, 2001
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Evidence observed
- Dec 19, 2000
Primary CVSS
nvd · CVSS 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:CLow · next 30 days
- Percentile
- 57.5%
- Model date
- Sep 21, 2026
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Summary
itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program.
Sources
1V9 · linux · Dec 19, 2000
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