CVE-2001-0686 describes a buffer overflow vulnerability in the 'mail' utility included with SunOS 5.8 for x86 systems. A local attacker could exploit this flaw by supplying an excessively long HOME environment variable, potentially leading to privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 4.6 (MEDIUM), this vulnerability requires local access and has a low attack complexity, allowing for potential compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this older vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:5.8:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* | ||
8.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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