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CVE-2001-0087

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CVE-2001-0087

Published: Feb 2, 2001

Modified: Aug 8, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users to gain root privileges by changing their PATH so that it points to a malicious gunzip program.

VendorProductVersions

n/a

n/a

affected
n/a

References

2139
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
itetris-svgalib-path(5795)
vdb-entry
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