Exploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0172. PoCs published by Marc Lehmann.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates a kernel buffer overflow in ReiserFS 3.5.28 on SuSE Linux 7.0 by creating a directory with an excessively long name (768 characters), which triggers a DoS when listed via 'ls' or 'echo'. The vulnerability may allow arbitrary code execution or chroot escape.
Description
Buffer overflow in ReiserFS 3.5.28 in SuSE Linux allows local users to cause a denial of service and possibly execute arbitrary commands by via a long directory name.
Exploits (1)
This exploit demonstrates a kernel buffer overflow in ReiserFS 3.5.28 on SuSE Linux 7.0 by creating a directory with an excessively long name (768 characters), which triggers a DoS when listed via 'ls' or 'echo'. The vulnerability may allow arbitrary code execution or chroot escape.