CVE-2001-0087

itetris/xitetris <1.6.2 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0087. PoCs published by V9.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a PATH environment variable manipulation in Itetris (v1.6.2) to execute arbitrary commands as root. It creates a malicious 'gunzip' script in /tmp, manipulates PATH to prioritize it, and triggers the vulnerability via a crafted font file path.

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED
by V9 · clocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/20517

This exploit leverages a PATH environment variable manipulation in Itetris (v1.6.2) to execute arbitrary commands as root. It creates a malicious 'gunzip' script in /tmp, manipulates PATH to prioritize it, and triggers the vulnerability via a crafted font file path.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Itetris v1.6.2
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Itetris v1.6.2 installed setuid root · Write access to /tmp
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (3)

Core 3
Core References
Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795
Exploit, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html

Scores

EPSS 0.0089
EPSS Percentile 54.8%

Details

Status published
Products (2)
michael_glickman/itetris 1.6.1
michael_glickman/itetris 1.6.2
Published Feb 12, 2001
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026