Buffer overflow in the kcsSUNWIOsolf.so library in Solaris 7 and 8 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the KCMS_PROFIL…

Published 25 y ago 2001-08-02 · modified 4 mo ago 2026-06-16 · JSON

CVSS

4.6

v2.0 · NVD

CISA KEV

not known exploited

EPSS

1.3%

percentile 70%

Public exploits

Exploit-DB

Buffer overflow in the kcsSUNWIOsolf.so library in Solaris 7 and 8 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the KCMS_PROFILES environment variable, e.g. as demonstrated using the kcms_configure program.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

1.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 70% of all scored CVEs.

Exploits and detections

EDB-20768 Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - kcms_configure KCMS_PROFILES Buffer Overflow (2) · local · 1999-12-01
EDB-20767 Solaris 2.5/2.6/7.0/8 - kcms_configure KCMS_PROFILES Buffer Overflow (1) · local · 1999-12-01

CVSS scores

Assigned by	Version	Score	Vector
NVD	2.0	4.6	`AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P`

References

archives.neohapsis.com /archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0203.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_BUGTRAQ, x_transferred
securityfocus.com /bid/2605 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/6365 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF, x_transferred

Sources

CVE List: CVE-2001-0595
NVD: CVE-2001-0595

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Summary

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

Exploits and detections

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References

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