CVE-2001-0124 Memory corruption in n/a

High 7.2 Published 7 May 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the exrecover utility to gain elevated privileges on Solaris systems.

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-2001-0124?

CVE-2001-0124 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 7 May 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Buffer overflow in exrecover in Solaris 2.6 and earlier possibly allows local users to gain privileges via a long command line argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0124?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2001-0124 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0124 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-7qx9-fr74-8w39.