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CVE-2000-0545

Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.

Published

2000-08-08T04:00:00.000

Last Modified

2025-04-03T01:03:51.193

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 4.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    NVD-CWE-Other
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application sgi mailx 3 Yes
Application sgi mailx 4 Yes
Application sgi mailx 5 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.0.1 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.1 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.2 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.3 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.4 Yes
Application sgi mailx 6.5 Yes
References