First published: Tue Oct 30 2001(Updated: )
Heap overflow in xlock in Solaris 2.6 through 8 allows local users to gain root privileges via a long (1) XFILESEARCHPATH or (2) XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environmental variable.
Credit: cve@mitre.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Sun SunOS | <=5.9 |
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CVE-2001-0652 has a high severity rating due to the potential for local users to gain root privileges.
To fix CVE-2001-0652, modify the XFILESEARCHPATH and XUSERFILESEARCHPATH environmental variables to use shorter values.
CVE-2001-0652 affects Solaris versions 2.6 through 8.
Local users of affected Solaris systems are at risk from CVE-2001-0652.
CVE-2001-0652 is caused by a heap overflow vulnerability in the xlock utility.