CVE-2001-0734 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.2 Published 12 Oct 2001 Updated 8 Aug 2024

Local attackers can escalate privileges on Hitachi Super-H NetBSD systems by manipulating Status Register contents during system calls.

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-2001-0734?

CVE-2001-0734 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netbsd Netbsd, published on 12 Oct 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Hitachi Super-H architecture in NetBSD 1.5 and 1.4.1 allows a local user to gain privileges via modified Status Register contents, which are not properly handled by (1) the sigreturn system call or (2) the process_write_regs kernel routine.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0734?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Netbsd Netbsd.

How do I fix CVE-2001-0734?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0734 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-0734 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-0734 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-xv4h-rw6f-p655.