CVE-2001-0595 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can execute arbitrary commands via a buffer overflow in the Solaris kcsSUNWIOsolf.so library using the KCMS_PROFILES environment variable.
- 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-2001-0595?
CVE-2001-0595 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Sun Sunos, 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 kcsSUNWIOsolf.so library in Solaris 7 and 8 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the KCMS_PROFILES environment variable, e.g. as demonstrated using the kcms_configure program.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0595?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Sun Sunos.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0595?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0595 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-2001-0595 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0595 exists.
Public exploit code: 2 Exploit-DB entries.
Other vulnerabilities in Sun Sunos
Sources
Also known as GHSA-792f-vcf6-566f.