VulnerabilityModified
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.
MEDIUM 4.6EPSS 1.28%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.28%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 MEDIUMAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 1.28% probability · 68th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- sun/solaris · sun/sunos
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0016.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184210
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446864US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2610
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8246
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0016.htmlExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184210
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446864US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2610
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8246
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.