CVE-2001-0594 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 4.6 Published 9 Mar 2002 Updated 8 Aug 2024

A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in kcms_configure to gain additional 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-2001-0594?

CVE-2001-0594 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

kcms_configure as included with Solaris 7 and 8 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow in a command line argument.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0594?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Sun Solaris, Sun Sunos.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0594?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0594 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-2001-0594 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0594 exists.

Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-827c-6mjj-g23r.