CVE-2001-0165
Solaris 7 and 8 - Local Privilege Escalation via ximp40 Library Buffer Overflow
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0165. PoCs published by UNYUN.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ximp40 library on Solaris 7/8, allowing local privilege escalation via SUID/SGID binaries. It overwrites stack variables to execute arbitrary shellcode, potentially granting root or mail group privileges.
Description
Buffer overflow in ximp40 shared library in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "arg0" (process name) argument.
Exploits (1)
This exploit targets a buffer overflow vulnerability in the ximp40 library on Solaris 7/8, allowing local privilege escalation via SUID/SGID binaries. It overwrites stack variables to execute arbitrary shellcode, potentially granting root or mail group privileges.