CVEvulnerability
CVE-2001-0087
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2001-02-12
- Last modified
- 2026-06-16
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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.
Affected configurations
• michael glickman itetris 1.6.1
• michael glickman itetris 1.6.2
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html Exploit, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139 Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795 exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com