7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2001-0087

Published: 12/02/2001 Updated: 19/12/2017
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
VMScore: 725
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

itetris/xitetris 1.6.2 and previous versions 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.

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michael glickman itetris 1.6.1

michael glickman itetris 1.6.2

Exploits

source: wwwsecurityfocuscom/bid/2139/info Itetris, or "Intelligent Tetris", is a clone of the popular Tetris puzzle game for linux systems The svgalib version of Itetris is installed setuid root so that it may access video hardware when run by a regular user Itetris contains a vulnerability which may allow unprivileged users to execute ...