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CVE-2001-0701

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2001-09-20 · updated 2026-06-16

Description

Buffer overflow in ptexec in the Sun Validation Test Suite 4.3 and earlier allows a local user to gain privileges via a long -o argument.

Affected products

• Sunvts: 4.0, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192667
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2898
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6736
• http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/192667
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2898
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6736

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