CVE-2001-0989 Memory corruption in n/a
Local attackers can exploit buffer overflows in Pileup to execute arbitrary code and gain root 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-2001-0989?
CVE-2001-0989 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 2 Feb 2002. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflows in Pileup before 1.2 allows local users to gain root privileges via (1) long command line arguments, or (2) a long callsign.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-0989?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Richard Everitt Pileup.
How do I fix CVE-2001-0989?
No fix has been published for CVE-2001-0989 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-2001-0989 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2001-0989 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6ghq-pmhq-g84p.