PT-2000-1480 · Linux · Mailx

Published 2000-08-08 · Updated 2008-09-10 · CVE-2000-0545

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions mailx (affected versions not specified)

Description A buffer overflow issue in the mailx mail command on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Related Identifiers

CVE-2000-0545

Affected Products

Mailx

References · 6

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19992 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/19991 · Exploit
• http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2000-0545 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/1305 · Note
• http://debian.org/security/2000/20000605 · Note