# CVE-2001-0594: Memory corruption in n/a

> A local attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in kcms_configure to gain additional privileges on Solaris systems.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.6 (`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 9 Mar 2002
- **Updated:** 8 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-827c-6mjj-g23r

## 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: 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.

## 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:

- Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (1) (exploitdb)
- Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (2) (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Sun Solaris

- [CVE-2008-3869](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3869/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-3870](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-3870/): Integer overflow in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2008-4556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2008-4556/): Memory corruption in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2007-3093](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2007-3093/): Code injection in n/a (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2003-1081](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2003-1081/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 10.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2001-0594 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Sun Solaris. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0594/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2001-0594/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2001-0594
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0594
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2001-0594

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.