PT-2001-1764 · Solaris · Mailx

Published 2001-08-14 · Updated 2018-10-30 · CVE-2001-0565

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 versions prior to Solaris 8

Description: A buffer overflow issue exists, allowing a local attacker to gain additional privileges by exploiting a long '-F' command line option.

Recommendations: For mailx versions prior to Solaris 8, consider restricting access to the mailx command until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, avoid using the '-F' command line option to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Exploit

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2001-0565

Affected Products

Mailx

References · 8

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20773 · Exploit
• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/20772 · Exploit
• 🔥 http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0016.html · Exploit
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2001-0565 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446864 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/2610 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8246 · Note
• http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184210 · Note