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medium 4.6

CVE-2001-0594 json

kcms_configure as included with Solaris 7 and 8 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow in a command li…

published 2001-08-02 25 y ago modified 2026-06-16 4 mo ago also EUVD-2001-0585

cvss
4.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
public exploits
2
Exploit-DB

Summary

kcms_configure as included with Solaris 7 and 8 allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a buffer overflow in a command line argument.

Patch / fix

Timeline

  1. First public exploit (EDB-20741)
  2. Published

Exploit prediction

0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • EDB-20741 Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (2) local, 2001-04-09
  • EDB-20740 Solaris 7/8 - 'kcms_configure' Command-Line Buffer Overflow (1) local, 2001-04-09
  • archives.neohapsis.com http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-04/0140.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • securityfocus.com http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2558 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

References

Sources

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