CVE-2001-0093 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 2 Feb 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can gain root privileges in FreeBSD by manipulating environment variables affecting the telnetd service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2001-0093?

CVE-2001-0093 is a high-severity vulnerability in Freebsd Freebsd, published on 2 Feb 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Vulnerability in telnetd in FreeBSD 1.5 allows local users to gain root privileges by modifying critical environmental variables that affect the behavior of telnetd.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0093?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Freebsd Freebsd.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0093?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0093 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0093 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0093 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrwm-3443-592w.