CVE-2001-0087

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2001-02-12 · updated 2026-06-16

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.

Affected products

Michael Glickman Itetris: 1.6.1, 1.6.2

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795

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