Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2001-0526 (CCN-6626)

Assigned:2001-05-29
Published:2001-05-29
Updated:2018-05-03
Summary:Buffer overflow in the Xview library as used by mailtool in Solaris 8 and earlier allows a local attacker to gain privileges via the OPENWINHOME environment variable.
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 Access
References:Source: BUGTRAQ
Type: Exploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
20010528 [synnergy] - Solaris mailtool(1) buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: BugTraq Mailing List, Tue May 29 2001 - 18:03:49 CDT
RE: [synnergy] - Solaris mailtool(1) buffer overflow vulnerability

Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2001-0526

Source: CCN
Type: OSVDB ID: 5587
Solaris mailtool Xview Library OPENWINHOME Variable Privilege Escalation

Source: CCN
Type: BID-2787
Solaris mailtool Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

Source: CCN
Type: Synnergy Laboratories Advisory SLA-2001-01
Vulnerability in Solaris mailtool(1)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-mailtool-openwinhome-bo(6626)

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
solaris-mailtool-openwinhome-bo(6626)

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:sparc:*:*:*:*:*
  • OR cpe:/o:sun:solaris:8.0:*:x86:*:*:*:*:*

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/o:sun:sunos:5.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    BACK
    sun solaris 8.0
    sun solaris 8.0
    sun solaris 8