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TI-2001-00084 Aliases CVE-2001-0084GHSA-7gg7-9cpw-h9r9

GTK+ library allows local users to specify arbitrary modules via the GTK_MODULES…

Priority LOW 34Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Complete · Complete · Complete
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

GTK+ library allows local users to specify arbitrary modules via the GTK_MODULES environmental variable, which could allow local users to gain privileges if GTK+ is used by a setuid/setgid program.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01048 64th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*1.2.8VulnerableGNOME
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnome:gtk:1.2.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.2.8 Vulnerable ·GNOME

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0084
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7gg7-9cpw-h9r9

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 2

  • TI-2012-00764 Out-of-bounds write in Xchat-WDK CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2004-00721 Stack-based buffer overflow in xpm_extract_color (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2004-00720 Integer overflow in pixbuf_create_from_xpm (io-xpm.c) in the XPM image decoder for gtk+… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2010-04556 Untrusted search path vulnerability in modules/engines/ms-windows/xp_theme.c in GTK+… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2005-02808 Integer overflow in io-xpm.c in gdk-pixbuf 0.22.0 in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows attackers… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2005-02807 io-xpm.c in the gdk-pixbuf XPM image rendering library in GTK+ before 2.8.7 allows… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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