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TI-2001-00163 Aliases CVE-2001-0165GHSA-66pm-cfc2-fw96

Buffer overflow in ximp40 shared library in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 allows local users to…

Priority LOW 33Published · 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

Buffer overflow in ximp40 shared library in Solaris 7 and Solaris 8 allows local users to gain privileges via a long "arg0" (process name) argument.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00954 61st 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 · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*7.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*8.0VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.7VulnerableSun
cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.8VulnerableSun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:7.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7 Vulnerable ·Sun
  • cpe:2.3:o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.8 Vulnerable ·Sun

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2001-0165
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-66pm-cfc2-fw96

References

Exploit 1

  • TI-2001-00767 Buffer overflow in login in various System V based operating systems allows remote… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00666 The default installation of sadmind on Solaris uses weak authentication (AUTH_SYS), which… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2003-00185 Buffer overflow in the call_trans2open function in trans2.c for Samba 2.2.x before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2002-00376 Integer overflow in xdr_array function in RPC servers for operating systems that use… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2003-00437 Off-by-one error in the fb_realpath() function, as derived from the realpath function in… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2001-00234 Buffer overflow in Solaris snmpXdmid SNMP to DMI mapper daemon allows remote attackers to… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
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Sources

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