Vulnerability in Sgi Mailx
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 · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.009 (57.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 57.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Sgi Mailx — versions 3, 4, 5
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/1305 (vdb-entry)
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2000-05/0435.html (Vendor Advisory, mailing-list)
- www.debian.org/security/2000/20000605 (vendor-advisory)