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CVE-2001-0422

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-07-02 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in Xsun in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.

Affected products

• Sun Solaris: 2.6
• Sunos: 5.3, 5.4, 5.5, 5.5.1, 5.7, 5.8

References

• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0158.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2561
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6343
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A555
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0158.html
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2561
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6343
• https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A555

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