CVE-2001-1015

Snes9x 1.37 - Local Privilege Escalation via Long Command Line Argument

Title source: llm

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2001-1015. PoCs published by Niels Heinen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.3.7 by overwriting the EIP with a crafted ROM name, leading to arbitrary code execution. The shellcode is designed to spawn a shell, and the exploit targets a local setuid root binary.

Description

Buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.37, when installed setuid root, allows local users to gain root privileges via a long command line argument.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC VERIFIED

by Niels Heinen · clocalunix

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/21120

View Code ZIP pw:eip

This exploit leverages a buffer overflow in Snes9x 1.3.7 by overwriting the EIP with a crafted ROM name, leading to arbitrary code execution. The shellcode is designed to spawn a shell, and the exploit targets a local setuid root binary.

Classification

Working Poc 95%

Attack Type

Lpe

Complexity

Moderate

Reliability

Reliable

Target: Snes9x 1.3.7

No auth needed

Prerequisites: Snes9x installed setuid root · Local access to the target system

MITRE ATT&CK

T1068 - Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1203 - Exploitation for Client Execution

devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2

Core References

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_bugtraq

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-10/0107.html

Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/3437

Scores

EPSS 0.0154

EPSS Percentile 71.7%

Details

Status published

Products (2)

snes9x.com/snes9x 1.3.4

snes9x.com/snes9x 1.3.7

Published Oct 16, 2001

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026