Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2000-0545 (CCN-1371)

Assigned:1998-09-29
Published:1998-09-29
Updated:2008-09-10
Summary:Buffer overflow in mailx mail command (aka Mail) on Linux systems allows local users to gain privileges via a long -c (carbon copy) parameter.
CVSS v3 Severity:5.9 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Low
Integrity (I): Low
Availibility (A): Low
CVSS v2 Severity:4.6 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.6 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Low
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
Vulnerability Type:CWE-Other
Vulnerability Consequences:Gain Privileges
References:Source: CCN
Type: SGI Security Advisory 19980605-01-PX
IRIX Mail(1)/mailx(1) Security Issues

Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Vendor Advisory
20000602 /usr/bin/Mail exploit for Slackware 7.0 (mail-slack.c)

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Fri Jun 02 2000 - 17:53:58 CDT
/usr/bin/Mail exploit for Slackware 7.0 (mail-slack.c)

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-1999-0125

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2000-0545

Source: CCN
Type: CIAC Information Bulletin J-002
SGI IRIX Mail(1)/mailx(1) Security Vulnerabilities

Source: DEBIAN
Type: UNKNOWN
20000605 mailx: mail group exploit in mailx

Source: DEBIAN
Type: Debian Security Advisory 20000605
mailx: mail group exploit in mailx

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 13690
Multiple Unix mailx mail -c Parameter Local Overflow

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 991
Multiple Vendor mailx Local Overflow

Source: BID
Type: UNKNOWN
1305

Source: CCN
Type: BID-1305
BSD mailx 8.1.1-10 Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BID-393
Multiple Vendor mailx Vulnerability

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
sgi-mailx-bo(1371)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/a:sgi:mailx:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.1t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.4t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5_iop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5a:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5b:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5d:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5e:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5f:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5g:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5h:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.3:*:xfs:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:3.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sgi:irix:4.0.5_ipr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

    • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sgi mailx 3
    sgi mailx 4
    sgi mailx 5
    sgi mailx 6.0.1
    sgi mailx 6.1
    sgi mailx 6.2
    sgi mailx 6.3
    sgi mailx 6.4
    sgi mailx 6.5
    sgi irix 5.2
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 6.0.1
    sgi irix 6.1
    sgi irix 6.2
    sgi irix 6.3
    sgi irix 6.4
    sgi irix 6.5
    sgi irix 6.0
    sgi irix 6.5.1
    debian debian linux 2.1
    debian debian linux 2.2
    debian debian linux 2.3
    sgi irix 4.0.5
    sgi irix 4.0.1
    sgi irix 4.0.1t
    sgi irix 4.0.2
    sgi irix 4.0.3
    sgi irix 4.0.4
    sgi irix 4.0.4b
    sgi irix 4.0.4t
    sgi irix 4.0.5_iop
    sgi irix 4.0.5a
    sgi irix 4.0.5b
    sgi irix 4.0.5d
    sgi irix 4.0.5e
    sgi irix 4.0.5f
    sgi irix 4.0.5g
    sgi irix 4.0.5h
    sgi irix 5.0.1
    sgi irix 5.1
    sgi irix 5.1.1
    sgi irix 5.3
    sgi irix 5.0
    sgi irix 3.2
    sgi irix 3.3
    sgi irix 3.3.1
    sgi irix 3.3.2
    sgi irix 3.3.3
    sgi irix 4.0
    sgi irix 4.0.5_ipr