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Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Jun 18, 2001· Updated Jun 16, 2026

CVE-2001-0401

CVE-2001-0401

Description

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

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Affected products

6

Sun Corporation/Solaris
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:2.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Sun Corporation/Sunos4 versions
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <=5.9
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Solaris/Solarisllm-create
Range: <=8

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

3

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-03/0394.htmlnvdPatchVendor Advisory
www.securityfocus.com/bid/2475nvd
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/6284nvd

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