CVE-2001-0401
Solaris <= 8 - Local Buffer Overflow via HOME Environment Variable
Title source: llmExploitation Summary
EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-0401. PoCs published by Pablo Sor.
AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in the `tip` utility on Solaris 7/8 via environment variable manipulation to execute arbitrary shellcode, gaining an euid of uucp. The shellcode spawns a shell via `/tmp/xx` symlink to `/bin/ksh`.
Description
Buffer overflow in tip in Solaris 8 and earlier allows local users to execute arbitrary commands via a long HOME environmental variable.
Exploits (1)
This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in the `tip` utility on Solaris 7/8 via environment variable manipulation to execute arbitrary shellcode, gaining an euid of uucp. The shellcode spawns a shell via `/tmp/xx` symlink to `/bin/ksh`.