CVE-2001-0087 Information

Description

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.

Reference

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-12/0295.html http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2139 https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/5795