CVE-2001-0526 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit a buffer overflow in the Solaris Xview library via the OPENWINHOME variable to escalate privileges.
- 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-2001-0526?
CVE-2001-0526 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Solaris, published on 9 Mar 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain privileges via the OPENWINHOME environment variable.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0526?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Solaris.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0526?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0526 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-2001-0526 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0526 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7qc5-86ww-mrvw.