CVE-2000-0545 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

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: 2000-07-12

Score: 4.6 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:5:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.0.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.2:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.3:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.4:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:sgi:mailx:6.5:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2000-0542	Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00202.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html
http://www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305

History

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Subscriptions

Sgi Mailx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2000-07-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T05:21:30.899Z

Reserved: 2000-07-11T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2000-0545

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2000-08-08T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627

Link: CVE-2000-0545

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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