CVE-2001-0423

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Published Sep 1, 2004 CVSS 2.0 · 7.2 High EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Buffer overflow in ipcs in Solaris 7 x86 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long TZ (timezone) environmental variable, a different vulnerability than CAN-2002-0093.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2001-0420	Buffer overflow in ipcs in Solaris 7 x86 allows local users to execute arbitrary code via a long TZ (timezone) environmental variable, a different vulnerability than CAN-2002-0093.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.3% (1.251% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0217.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2581
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6369

History

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Subscriptions

Sun Solaris

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 1, 2004, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 4:21 AM
Reserved: May 24, 2001, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 2, 2001, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:54 PM

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