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high 7.2

CVE-2001-0087 json

itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and earlier trusts the PATH environmental variable to find and execute the gunzip program, which allows local users…

published 2001-02-02 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0087

cvss
7.2
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.9%
EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 59%
public exploits
1
Exploit-DB

Summary

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.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20517)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 59% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20517 Itetris 1.6.1/1.6.2 - Privileged Arbitrary Command Execution local, 2000-12-19
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

References

Sources

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