CVE-2001-0565 Buffer overflow in mailx in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long '-F' command line option.
MediumCVSS 4.6
EPSS 1.3%
Public exploit
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- Public exploit available
Description
Buffer overflow in mailx in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain additional privileges via a long '-F' command line option.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| sun solaris | = 2.5 | No fix listed |
| sun solaris | = 2.5.1 | No fix listed |
| sun solaris | = 2.6 | No fix listed |
| sun solaris | = 7.0 | No fix listed |
| sun solaris | = 8.0 | No fix listed |
| sunos | <= 5.9 | No fix listed |
| sunos | All versions | No fix listed |
| sunos | = 5.5 | No fix listed |
| sunos | = 5.5.1 | No fix listed |
| sunos | = 5.7 | No fix listed |
References
- 20010502 Solaris mailx Vulnerability exploit mailing-list patch vendor-advisory
- 20010511 Solaris /usr/bin/mailx exploit (SPARC) mailing-list
- VU#446864 third-party-advisory us-government-resource
- 2610 vdb-entry
- solaris-mailx-f-bo(8246) vdb-entry