CVE-2001-0565

N/A Unknown
Published: August 14, 2001 Modified: April 16, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0016.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184210
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446864
Source: cve@mitre.org
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2610
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8246
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2001-05/0016.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Patch Vendor Advisory
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/184210
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/446864
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
US Government Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/2610
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8246
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

10 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.2%
39th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Affected Vendors

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