CVE-2001-0087
N/A
Published: February 2, 2001 at 05:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 16, 2026 at 09:53 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorItetris
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.9%
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
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (3)
Mailing Listx_refsource_BUGTRAQExploitVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.htmlVDB Entryx_refsource_BIDExploitPatchVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139VDB Entryx_refsource_XF
Source: [email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
NVD-CWE-Other
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