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CVE-2001-0087

CVE information

Published

23 years ago

Last Modified

6 years ago

CVSSv2.0 Severity

High

Impact Analysis

Description

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..

CVSSv2.0 Score

Severity
High
Base Score
7.2/10
Exploit Score
3.9/10
Access Vector
Local
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication Required
None
Impact Score
10/10
Confidentiality Impact
Complete
Availability Impact
Complete
Integrity Impact
Complete

Products Affected

CPE Affected Vulnerable Excluding Edit
cpe:2.3:a:michael_glickman:itetris:1.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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cpe:2.3:a:michael_glickman:itetris:1.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  Yes
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